Posted on 08/19/2009
Emcees try to be a lot of things, but hopefully this album proves that ‘refreshing’ needs to move up on the list. Fresh Daily is the Gorgeous Killer in Crimes of Passion is a return to that 90’s aesthetic where individuality reigned supreme and fun was still allowed. Granted, Fresh Daily’s ever-present hipster garb and streetwear modeling career hardly allow this flashback to arrive unannounced. In fact, his...

Posted on 08/19/2009
JS-1 is a turntablist/producer with a long list of credentials. His bio suggests that he has worked or brushed shoulders with a significant portion of the hip-hop establishment at one time or another, has had many high-profile engagements for television and corporate interests, and has served as Rahzel’s ongoing DJ and musical partner for several years. His album No Sell Out is a sequel to the previously-released Ground...

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Posted on 08/19/2009
It is true when they say "don't judge a book by its cover." I looked at the cover of Anjulie's debut album and thought that perhaps it was some variation of the M.I.A. formula. Instead what I got was a nice pop and R&B blend, with a slight preference towards the pop side. Her music is good, but with years ahead of her she could be ready...

Posted on 08/14/2009
Toronto has always been a city better known for its cold and cleanliness than its emcees. Now, in a city distracted by a young boy named Drake, emcee, poet, and new-era bluesman Ian Kamau emerges from the shadows with the September Nine Mixtape (Vol 1). Well, kinda.

Posted on 08/14/2009
The subgenre of acid jazz is inherently a bit odd. The music, especially in the case of The Herbaliser Band, is a sometimes-erratic and always-eclectic blend of styles. Tracks may feature touches of everything from hip-hop to funk to house to soul to, of course, jazz in its most standard form. And while that coagulation of sounds isn't necessarily strange, it's just how it all comes together...

Posted on 08/14/2009
Hip-Hop’s equivalent to the revolutionary Black Panther Party, dead prez, is one of the few rap conglomerates that enjoy life without censorship. Plus, that damn double consciousness of theirs grants them access to both the unofficial fiefdom of worldwide gangstas and the equally unofficial roundtable of political overthrowers with social ease and very little credibility points damaged. Stic.Man and M-1 crack their ambassadorial knuckles on the Pulse of...

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