Posted on 06/22/2009
I think it was Will Ferrell, or maybe Ben Stiller, who said, 'The way to a girl's heart is through the emergency room.' I probably have that confused, but it's totally true. Case and point, the rooftop rendezvous I had with Black Eyed Peas beatsmith, writer and Filipino ninja warrior, Poet Name Life. As monsoon winds blew through Chelsea one wintry spring night, it felt like everything would be swept...

Posted on 06/18/2009
Who’s that one with the saloon style sideburns, always rapping about COINTELPRO and the Communist Manifesto anyway? That’s a typical question only from those who have been in neglectful hibernation for the whole 21st century. One, it’s Boots Riley of The Coup, duh, and two, it’s not ‘93 when The Coup are name dropping political ideas just for the mere shock value. Boots, the lyrical iconoclast himself will be...

Posted on 06/12/2009
Ivy Leaguers Maxwell Drummey and D.A. Wallach are not your average Harvard Grads.  Instead of heading to the investment banks, or law school, these two are currently making their mark on the pop music scene as Chester French with their freshman effort Love The Future, out now on Star Trak records.  OKP resident writer Sean Deezill worked out an email interview with the duo, figuring their Ivy education positioned them...

Posted on 05/26/2009
From cereal mascots to hidden talents, Donny Goines is a seemingly random commodity at first glance. New York bred, this up-and-comer is trying to leave his footprint in the concrete jungle of hip-hop. His methodology is one of organized chaos. After garnering a buzz with his first album, Minute After Midnight, Donny takes time out of his hectic schedule to show us that joy indeed comes in the morning with...

Posted on 05/22/2009
As a man of many means, Xzibit has evolved from underground MC to pop culture figurehead. This year he is working on his seventh full-length album, and is currently starring alongside actresses Alfre Woodard and Nicole Bahari in the heart-wrenching film American Violet. The true story follows a young woman who is wrongfully charged and taken to trial under the new drug laws, and chooses to fight.