Fighting for diversity in the graphic novel world is tough work. Roye Okupe, artist and comic book aficionado, is learning that firsthand. “I don’t sleep much,” he says with a laugh in an interview with Mashable. A software programmer and web developer by day, Okupe writes graphic novels by night, recently completing a story about … Read More “Nigerian superhero puts a fresh face on graphic novels” »
Month: April 2015
I will be the first to admit this is not my favorite CL smooth cut. However,It is far superior content wise to the shallow mainstream garble that professes love but only from a superficial prospective. This was a risk because he is touching on being head over heels for a woman and not mind giving … Read More “CL Smooth- Anything for you featuring Kier” »
Hezekiah is a veteran producer emcee producer on the philly scene of sometime. He has provided soundscapes for The Roots ,Freeway ,Bilal,,Talib Kweli ,Cody Chestnutt ,Zap Mamma , Santigold ,Blu ,Bahamadia ,Musiq Soulchild ,kindred the family soul ,Eric Roberson ,Jaguar Wright,J-live ,Mr Lif ,Joe Scudda ,Peedi Crakk ,Slum Village to name a few. This is … Read More “Hezekiah-Dreams don’t chase themselves” »
If this does not make you run out and get the Georgia Ann Muldrow album. I don’t know what will. This woman is so talented it is criminal that she is not being spun on the radio constantly. A thoughtiverse unmarried drops May 19th run out and cop that. ENJOY!
EarthGang picked up where Kast left off for the ATL. Atlanta has been in the grasp of the pop dance craze rappers as of late But EarthGang is one of the up and coming groups who have continued to bare the soul of the city and the south at the same damn time. This is … Read More “EarthGang-“Metropolis” F. J.I.D (prod. childish major)” »
Amsterdam’s own MC Melodee rocks over a cookin soul beat, to create this new jawn “Terrible thing to waste”. The thing I love most about Melodee’s music is the fact she uses classic 90’s cadence but comes across very modern style wise. “Terrible Thing to waste” is a spring/intro to summer vibe type song it … Read More “MC-Melodee X cookin soul- Terrible Thing to waste” »
I have followed Hec Dolo’s production for sometime because he is the type of producer that makes my kind of hiphop, i.e. Beats laced with soulful samples and hard hitting drums. Some people choose to label it and call it boom-bap or true school. Well with or without the subgenre labeling, I call it dope. … Read More “Laelo HD-One time for hip-hop(produced by Hec Dolo)” »
Legendary status….the group that inspired me most as a kid, is none other than De la soul. They just blew the doors off a kick starter campaign and are now working on material for their new album. This is a taste of what is awaits and it is dope. De la trading lines over a … Read More “De la soul X NAS- GOD IT” »
Nappy Roots is preparing to drop their new album on “May 5th”. They dropped “Hazy” last month(We put it below) and now they are following up with the more uptempo southern jawn “Doesn’t Matter” featuring Micah Freeman. I like the way Nappy is going with this album so far. Let’s hope it keeps building ENJOY!
Thirstin Howl the 3rd is a indie kingpin in hip-hop that’s been dropping jawns for a minute. You can always tell Thirstin loves what he does and he is not afraid to make people laugh or have fun. In fact it is his lane that gave room for cats like Action Bronson to do his … Read More “Thirstin Howl the 3rd- Puppet Master” »