Just over a year ago, when I was doing a retrospective of Nas in the 2000's, I wrote the following when comparing the respective legacies of Jones and Jay-Z:
"A... Read More...
As both the year and the decade come to a close, now is the time to look back and reflect on the year that was in hip-hop. While many are quick to point out the... Read More...
For the record this is the same "Best Of" list I compiled for the annual Pazz and Jop feature of New York's critically acclaimed Village Voice magazine. Do me a... Read More...
Jay-Z will turn 40 in a couple of months. It's interesting, because in hip hop that age is unfairly regarded as the dawn of senility, not wisdom - and the genre... Read More...
Ten years and change since Notorious B.I.G. was gunned down. Recently a rap fan sarcastically told me that Puffy has profitted off recycling the same 25 Biggie... Read More...
Once again, Jay-Z had the goodwill (and the business sense) to put out an acapella CD of his latest masterpiece, "American Gangster," so that producers could ha... Read More...
