December 30, 2009
Tech N9ne’s latest offering K.O.D. (King of Darkness) may have been more appropriately titled “Return to Darkness.” The Kansas City, MO native goes back to his origins as an artist who first shocks you with his demeanor and subject matter but follows it up with astounding skill. more
December 2, 2009
This was pure crack rap and was worth the wait. more
October 22, 2009
We’re troubled by Bill Cosby’s hip-hop album almost as much as he’s troubled by hip-hop. more
October 2, 2009
Jay-Z’s BP3 MAY get a pass only if it is exposed as the product of a mid life crisis. more
September 16, 2009
Hugo discusses where Junot Diaz and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao place in the annals of Latino literary culture. more
September 1, 2009
There are few momentous events in the world of online music, so specialized and sequestered that it often draws more fanatics than fans. But when they happen, be still the beating heart. more
August 29, 2009
Guerilla Union has taken “Rock the Bells” (RTB) from an LL Cool J Single to a transnational, transgenerational hip-hop concert phenomenon. And as hip-hop heads descended upon Vancouver’s Deer Lake Park, bass lines and the smell of BC bud filled the air. more
June 30, 2009
Adam Bradley deftly creates a brilliant, intriguing and informative work that fills a much needed vacancy in the ever increasing canon of literature on Hip Hop music and culture. more
June 25, 2009
Mos Def has always refused to be measured on a traditional basis and has continued to follow a creative path to music that has bent and pushed perceptions on the limits of hip hop. Even if sometimes those limits were bent into a shape not so aesthetically pleasing. more
May 27, 2009
A review of Asher Roths Asleep in the Bread Aisle more
Review: King of Darkness
Review: Only Built for Cuban Linx II
Is Jay-Z having Self-Esteem Issues? (A BP3 Review)