Music Review: Phonte – Charity Starts At Home
Phonte is an emcee of the people. If hip hop were like the economy, he would be among the highest respected in the 99th percentile that the Occupy Wall Street movement always refers…
Macho Remembers
Macho reflects on his career and the boundaries he pushed while not losing his integrity. He also describes how he overcame his music frustrations to release his debut solo album in our Winter issue.
Music News: Robert Glasper Experiment – “Black Radio” coming late Feb.
Robert Glasper. Heard of him? If not, don’t worry. You will soon. Set to release in late February, his fifth studio album entitled Black Radio via Blue Note is set to make some serious…
Movie Review: Beats Rhymes and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Around 20 years ago, I came across a song that would become the cornerstone of my love for Hip Hop. Called “Check The Rhyme”, it blended jazz and the relatively young art of…
Music News: Talib Kweli helps fight against Cancer, new single “Beautiful”
Talib Kweli, Big K.R.I.T., Mela Machinko, and Outasight drop a new single on iTunes with ALL proceeds going to the fight against cancer. Go and spend a dollar on some good hip…
Music News: Common Interview w/ Hardknock.tv on new album on upcoming projects
Common is one of my most favorite emcees in the game. As of late, he’s been deep into the whole acting thing. Thankfully, he is back in the studio and recently dropped a…
Music News: Black Star on The Colbert Report with new single “Fix Up”
Talib Kwali and Yasiin Bey (Formerly known as Mos Def) were recently on The Colbert Report and our friends at ThisIsRealMusic.com were kind enough to put the word out. As you can see,…
Deconstructing the Lil Mama Enigma
I remember exactly where I was when I first heard Lil Mama. I was a college sophomore at Duke University watching this amazing new invention called cable. Being the product of a single-parent…
Music News: Phonte’s (of Little Brother and Foreign Exchange) new single – Free Download
New Tigallo, new Tigallo, new Tigallo! That’s right Little Brother and Foreign Exchange fans. Phonte Coleman (emcee, singer, songwriter, and all around entertainer) is ready to drop his solo debut on September 27th,…
Get to Know New Artist: Fugi B.
Emerging rapper Fugi B. has his sights set on conquering the airwaves. Having generated buzz in his hometown of St. Louis with his first mix tape, Midnight Transaction, the Gamble Inc. artist stands to assert himself as the reigning champion of The Lou with the release of his new project Demand and Conquer in early February.
