Kickmag Urban music and culture. Questions for Tamara Harris? blakcitrus@gmail.com

“9 Nites 2 Nowhere” is from Moodymann’s Picture This album that’s being presented by Scion A/V. You can download it here.

Soundbytes and Stereotypes is San Franciso rapper Davu Flint’s frelease that came out April 2nd and you can get it on his Bandcamp page.

DJ Jazzy Jeff shares his vinyl collection and talks about how he first connected with Will Smith. He also has a really cool story about crate digging with J.Dilla and Kenny Dope.

Obii Say drops a freestyle called “twenty twelve” over Wajeed’s “Starz” as he finishes two projects due to come out later this year. Download “twenty twelve”

Get More: Behind The Music, Behind The Music, Behind The Music Nas, Nas Videos, Nas It was Nas’s turn to be the subject of Behind The Music and he tells his story with his usual humility.

(April 19, 2012—Los Angeles, CA) Grammy award winning rapper/producer David Banner will appear at The LA Riots: Twenty Years Later Conference taking place on April 27 & 28 at Harvard University. The conference brings together leading scholars, activists and artists to look back at –and forward from- the LA Riots. It will combine a critical [...]

Chief Deion and Hightower are unsigned rappers from Atlanta. “Searchin’ (From The Sky)” is a single from his second mixed tape Life As A Chief. Download Life As A Chief

PHILADELPHIA — “As fellow Philadelphians, we have admired Dick Clark and the ‘American Bandstand’ brand for many years, as it promoted Philadelphia music around the nation,” said Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff in a joint statement. “Dick Clark was one of our inspirations for creating the ‘Sound of Philadelphia’ music brand. More importantly, we thank [...]