When John Singleton's landmark film, "Boyz n the Hood" was released, I was about a month away from entering my double digits of age. I wasn't old enough to com... Read More...
Folklorist and musicologist Alan Lomax spent his professional life researching, recording, and archiving traditional music. On his travels he also met blues sin... Read More...
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2008 has been a surprisingly good year. While the mainstream press has been happy to declare that music sales are in the toilet and hip-hop doesn't have the com... Read More...
At times like these I am tempted to bite the steez of my man Laze over at ADDReviews.com. I can honestly tell you everything you need to know about Ice Cube's "... Read More...
"You niggaz know my pyroclastic flow."
Okay O'Shea. PIE-ROW-CLASS-TICK does not roll easily off the tongue. Sure -- it's an actual English word -- but I don't s... Read More...
