Posted on 06/13/2008
We should all chip in and get Amy Winehouse some rocks for her birthday. If it weren’t for her, the sudden interest in classic soul and doo-wop might not exist. Added to the list of Winehouse torch-carriers, after Estelle, Adele, Paloma Faith and Duffy, is Solange. If you're like me, you only knew Solange Knowles as the one who wasn't Beyonce. But after listening to the rough draft of her...

Posted on 06/11/2008

Ok, I'll admit it.  I was drinking on the job.  Not drunk drinking, but let's call it tipsy drinking.  Nonetheless, The Roots Picnic weekend has left me with a blur of memories that all sort of overlap in a heatwave of hazy flashes- from Santogold's performance at the pre-Picnic jam to The Cool Kids colorfully  bouncing around the sweaty Picnic stage, from the guestlist madness of Hors D'Oeuvres, to the...

Posted on 05/27/2008

OKP:  Jason, you own a label that releases mostly hip-hop and your director credits fall entirely in that department.  How do you feel about the state of things right now?

Goldwatch: Hip-Hop isn't dead, Rap music is just kinda corny these days.  Remember when we used to steal power from an electric pole in the Bronx, just to rock a house party?  Just to get down?

Posted on 05/27/2008

Some four years after a rough version of Jean Grae's Jeanius album produced by 9th Wonder leaked to the internet, an official version has been released today by Blacksmith Music on iTunes.  We caught up with Jean yesterday who is quoted as saying "someone please send me a copy of my album, I want to hear it."