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Just when it seems like every popular rap album these days is full of simplistic synths and huge, dance-driven hooks, the underground seems just as guilty, flooding their records with the Golden Age-revivalist attitude. And...
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Tanya Morgan Take It To The Bridge
With their latest release, The Bridge EP, garnering the group more attention than ever before, and their recent addition as opening act for indie hip-hop legends Hieroglyphics, it looks like another one of our own is on the cusp of breaking into a new sphere of success. Tanya Morgan is on the grind, having come a long way since the trio first linked up through Okayplayer's message boards.
interviews.If you ask any rapper to come out of Chicago in the last 15 years, they can tell you how much of a hustle it is to break out. In a game where connections make success happen faster, the reality in Chicago is rather inverted. This story can be directly applied to 1st & 15th, Lupe Fiasco's label, and to a greater degree, Gemstones.
interviews.Skillz is something of an anomaly in hip-hop. He's managed to maintain a healthy music career over the better part of two decades, and yet in many respects, his new album The Million Dollar Backpack is akin to a release from an up-and-coming artist.
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interviews.OKP had a chance to chop it up with God's Son himself, Nas. Read our exclusive interview.
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discussion.Topic: In light of all the foolery that has been surrounding Rick Ross' past of late, a question that has been around since Hip-Hop's conception comes up. Does it really matter if a rapper's real life and rap life don't match up?
stories.Afro-Punk Fest Wrap-Up: Saturday's free concert featured an eclectic mix of rock, soul and punk with performances by Sophia Ramos, Little Jackie, Tamar-kali and The Dirtbombs. Sunday brought The Carps, J*Davey and Kudu.
stories.A romantic comedy that's not as centered around the title as you may think, I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks) is a literate tale of two misfits drawn together through their personal quirks and cigarettes. Read more about this film.
stories.This past Saturday Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood hosted the kick-off to the Afro-Punk Festival (click for a full schedule), a week long event filled with concerts, films, out-door festivities, live painting, a full on skate park, and more. Read on about the day's performances + photos, including Janelle Monae!
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stories.Blitz performs at The Citysol Festival, New York City's best and only solar energy music festival, alongside Tanya Morgan, Ecstatic Sunshine, and more!
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