Posted on 07/15/2008
In the wake of a controversial album title and numerous leaks of cuts from the Untitled Disc, Nasir Jones in undaunted. He's awaiting the release of what he calls "one of the most important albums that I've made since Illmatic."  Nas walks a different walk, and has different tastes, be it producers, or his favorite MCs. He's definitely comfortable with his art, his position in the hip-hop game, and his...

Posted on 07/08/2008
Class is now in session, kids:  The Teacher is back with his 2008 course. Having over 20 years in the rap game under his belt, numerous classic songs, and a deep commitment to the Hip Hop community, KRS-One is truly a man who needs no introduction.  Currently he has been busy with the ‘re-launch’ of his Stop The Violence Movement, the Koch Records release of Maximum Strength, a collection of...

Posted on 06/24/2008
Everyone knows that person who never learned to whistle or snap their fingers as a kid. What about your 20-something-year-old friend who still can’t do a somersault? Glossing over our own personal defects, we’re all guilty of giving the royal screw face to these ostensibly underdeveloped individuals.

Posted on 06/05/2008
Thanks to the miracles of modern technology, the average American schnook can now create an entire musical oeuvre in their bedroom. The flipside to this democratization of music is that, unfortunately, most of the tunes should never ever EVER be heard outside of the bedroom in which they were made (please to see Myspace.com for 47 Million irrefutable affirmations of this statement).  There is an exception to every rule though,...

Posted on 06/03/2008
Even though he’s pulled over on the shoulder of a California freeway to do this interview, Yonas Semere Michael, law-abiding citizen and one half of rap duo U-N-I, still gets accosted by a police officer. “An interview?” says the cop incredulously, “You can’t stop on the side of the freeway to do an interview.” Fortunately, there’s no ticketing involved and Yonas (a.k.a Y-O) gets off at the next exit to...