Music
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Being a writer in the age of the internet isn't easy—especially if you write about hip-hop. Many times you're forced to write about artists or topics you just don't connect with for a check. Other times, the pieces you love and dedicated alot of time and research to sit in the drafts just waiting to see the light of day. With the shutdown of sites like DNAinfo and Gothamist, it...
I am the girl whose first introduction into Hip-Hop was sneaking her step-father's copy of Reasonable Doubt in her book bag to play "Dead Presidents II" on her CD player on her way to school. I am the girl who begged her mother for a pair of S Dot Carters the moment they dropped. I am the girl who in 2004 watched in amazement as Hov tore down Madison Square...
After a long and cold winter and spring that made many wonder if global warming was going to take away our best season, it's finally here. June 21st marks the first day of the summer solstice— which means it's time to break out the pum pum shorts, jerseys, and actually make good on all those promises to travel to Brooklyn. It's "officially" spring now so I gotta make right on...
If you know me, you know I love a show that focuses on the daily struggles of being an "almost grown ass" woman. I've spent my college years dissecting each and every episode of Girlfriends, Sex and the City, and Girls and applying it to my life. As the seasons of Girls continued not only did my distaste of Lena Dunham begin to rub off on the enjoyment of show, I realized how little...
Festival season is my favorite time of year. There's just something about hopping from stage to stage with your friends, drinking, and screaming the lyrics of your favorite song right in front of your favorite artist that I love. This year, festivals have been dropping its lineups earlier than usual, making it harder to plan out your summer! But, no worries! If you need help deciding which festivals are worth...
The beauty that has come with Odd Future's "breakup" is definitely that the members, who were overshadowed in the collective, finally get a chance to shine with their dope solo projects. Just think, if Odd Future was still a thing, would we be able to hear the greatness that is The Internet? Or MellowHype? What about Domo Genesis? I've been a fan of Domo Genesis since he dropped No Idols —a collaborative project with...
It's been a minute since I've done a music post, but this morning I fell in love. If you know me, you know I love some MF DOOM. I became a huge fan during my Adult Swim days. So when I saw Watchloud tweet out a link to a MF DOOM and Sade mashup project, my day was literally made. If you're a DOOM fan, you know how dope a Sade...
If you live on the East Coast - or have been watching your twitter feed- then you know there is an "allegedly" huge snow storm on the way this weekend. The Tri-state and the DMV area are bound to get hit pretty hard during the first (and hopefully last) snowstorm of the season. Whether you get to be snowed in with bae or it's just you and your snacks, being bored...
The year is coming to a close and whether you know him from the duo, NxWorries or formerly as Breezy Lovejoy, singer/rapper Anderson .Paak is not playing around. The California native has released two new tracks this week entitled, "The Season/Carry Me" and "Am I Wrong" featuring Schoolboy Q. On the inspirational 9th Wonder and Callum Conner produced track, "The Season/ Carry Me", Paak uses his soulful flow tell to his story of the loss of...
Never one to drop a weak video, Tunji Ige is back with the stellar visuals to one of the standout ( and my personal favorite) tracks off of his debut project, "Ball is Life". In the Glassface directed video, Tunji takes to the countryside to escape the perils of his city and the girl blowing up his phone. As the video ends a "This is concludes The Love Project" message appears? Does this...