Trojan Records Celebrates 40th Anniversary
In 1967 Trojan Records released its first record in Jamaica by Duke Reid. Some time later, the legendary Chris Blackwell, always a vocal supporter of reggae, officially took the reigns of the fledging label and set up distribution through Island Records. Sanctuary Records took control of Trojan in 2001 andContinue Reading
Sacha Jenkins and Livingroom Johnston in Eyejammie Show on May 9
SHR and Livingroom Johnston Pair Up in “Write on Bros.” Joint Show at Eyejammie Opens on Wednesday, May 9 The artist/writers Sacha Jenkins SHR and Livingroom Johnston are teaming up to exhibit their works in a show entitled “Write On Bros.: Paintings and Words by Sacha Jenkins SHR and theContinue Reading
Phat Kat Representing Motor City To the Fullest With New Album Entitled Carte Blanche
Brooklyn, NY April 23, 2007) Detroit native Phat Kat, aka Ronnie Cash, is set to release his second solo album, Carte Blanche on May 8th on Look Records. Carte Blanche marks the first time Phat Kat was given total creative control to cherry-pick the best beats and the best emceesContinue Reading
Book Review:Total Chaos
Hip-Hop’s transformation from an organic folk culture bred in the Bronx with roots in Afro-diasporic cultural practices into a commercially-successful zeitgeist of cool has put a lot of the artform’s core values at stake. After 30 years of popping, scratching, emceeing, tagging, Phat Farm, Def Jam, BET and The SourceContinue Reading