Grimes, ‘Oblivion’

“Oblivion,” Grimes I HAVE NO IDEA what genre Grimes falls into, though “Post-Internet” has been bandied by Pitchfork. And particularly as the avant-garde music of 2005 and beyond, took an entirely Continue reading →

The Roots, ‘Do You Want More?!!!??!’

THE ROOTS’ DO YOU WANT MORE?!!!??! was an epiphany in the consciousness of hip-hop; a quiet-at-first, sophomore slingshot — as opposed to a slump — operating as “something other than.” Continue reading →

On ‘The Wire,’ Season 1

DOING THIS six years late, particularly after these recent remarks*, reminds me (somewhat) of, how as a condition of certain behavioral treatments and recovery from addiction, people attempt to rectify Continue reading →

ASAP Rocky and This New Wave

Photo Credit: Billboard “Peso,” ASAP Rocky LAST YEAR MAY MARK a moment of pivot; where everything changes deep within the subculture: implying a possible shift in the ethos of what comprised the corps Continue reading →

The Fight Over Chavez

Photo Credit: FreshJive WHILE LOS ANGELES’S sports fans are anxious over the still unresolved and perpetually ongoing saga of the Frank McCourt divorce and its potential to reap utterly negative Continue reading →

Kingston Scary

Oh, the Kingston gangsters use masks like that to scare victims before shooting them. – Boogie A PHOTOGRAPHIC SERIES by the acclaimed street scene, gang and war photographer known as Continue reading →

D.J. Honda feat. Jeru the Damaja, ‘El Presidente’

D.J. HONDA’S three mid-’90s collaborative albums — h, h II, h III — are among the best of original underground and independent hip-hop compilations produced in that era. They also Continue reading →

A Rap Session with Rickey Powell

Photo Credit: Format Magazine Editor’s Note: WRITING has its perks. You get to sit in the corner with your nose in the air and snicker at Joe-Blow-six-pack, a lot of Continue reading →