Posted on 10/15/2009 So there's theatre and there's hip-hop theatre, and that used to be a cause for apprehension for fans of traditional theatre. The lack of exposition and setting could be off-putting from shows featuring a number of poems strung into monologues strung into scripts. But part of the beauty of hip-hop theatre is its ability to plunge you knee-deep in a world dominated by verbal sparring with little explanation as to...
Posted on 08/30/2009 i was one of those grumpy quasi music experts who dismissed neo
electronica as mindless cocaine drivel.
a means to get your inner sharon stone on in the middle of the club
body rock on.
no merit whatsovever.
i made my disdain vocal back then.
thank god.
without it i woulda never met my friend adam goldstein.
Posted on 07/20/2009 Rock the Bells 2009 in D.C. underscored the unity and brotherhood shared by some of hip-hop’s most prolific groups and artists. While hip-hop maintains an innate element of testosterone driven competition, the respect and admiration of fellow artists matter more than radio rotation/play lists or Billboard statistics. The band of brothers that included Busta Rhymes, Raekwon, RZA, Common, Talib Kweli, Buckshot, Big Boi, The Roots and God’s son—Nas, exhibited this...
