Italian hip-hop has always always been a little special. One peculiarity are its historically close ties to the centri sociali ('social centers'), self-governed... Read More...
It's time for Tree City to branch out again. The latest album to land on fertile soil and take root is the self-titled "Drapetomania," a word with a disturbing... Read More...
Chicago rapper Tremaine "Tree" Johnson grew up in the notorious (and now demolished) Cabrini-Green projects in Chicago. After dabbling in the crack game as a t... Read More...
Despite all the criticism he's received over his career for his nonsensical lyrics and poor albums, I have to admit that I've always quite liked Cappadonna. No... Read More...
My first encounter with Spectac occurred a long time ago. In 1993, an unknown group from South Carolina called "Da Phlayva" released their one and only album c... Read More...
At one point in my life, Talib Kweli was my favorite rapper. That was 2004 - after catching up with all of his releases from "Black Star" to "Quality" and befo... Read More...
