In July RR received a press release promoting The Academy, billed as a new compilation conceived and organized by Kurupt that would be "a bi-coastal merging of... Read More...
In the interest of avoiding any appearance of impropriety, it should be noted right up front that my relationship with at least one of the artists on "Undergro... Read More...
Reggae lost one of its greats last year when Gregory Isaacs died of lung cancer. The Jamaican singer had been one of the most popular reggae artists of the 198... Read More...
I realize I'm a year late in reviewing this. There are two newer installments of Madlib's Medicine Show series that have been released recently, but Volume 10 ... Read More...
Greatest hits and rap music don't mix well. Rap fans tend to fall in extremes between hardcore fans and casual fans. One group already owns every single song a... Read More...
Ragga is reggae's rougher, electronic cousin, much like hip-hop's relationship with R&B. It's typified by synthesized beats and lyrics that often stress se... Read More...