1 .Q-Tip Kamaal The Abstract Q-Tip does funky reflective fusion and it works. 2. Raekwon Only Built For Cuban Linx 2 More than competent return from Wu-Tang grime master. 3. Al B. Sure Honey I’m Home Classy R&B from a New Jack Swing era surviver. 4. Teena Marie Congo Square More timeless soul from the [...]
1. Why do entertainers like T-Pain and Trey Songz feel that calling an artist old is a substantial critique? Do they believe that by calling Jay-Z and R.Kelly old will somehow hurt their careers and make listeners realize how much better the younger artist is? Why can’t younger artists “dethrone” older ones by becoming better [...]
2. Did Ciroc Vodka really exclude dark skinned African-American women from their ad campaign?
Sitting in the audience last night at the crowded 37th Street Arts Theater in NYC, I witnessed another great Damon Dash contribution, one that takes hip-hop culture to another significant level of accomplishment. Sony Entertainment and Damon Dash produced the “Hip-Hop Monologues: Inside the Life and Mind of Jim Jones.” It’s a fantastic show that [...]