Features
Sunday, January 1 1995
People Want More: An Interview with Collective Efforts
J-Mil of the Atlanta-based hip-hop group feels sorry for the record industry?
Sunday, January 1 1995
Snap Music Is Hope: An Interview with Dem Franchize Boyz
Rapper Jizzal Man of snap music crew Dem Franchize Boyz speaks on leaning wit it and rocking wit it.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Just Like Me: An Interview with DMC
DMC is, like any good writer, aware of the power of words and names. Which explains his considerable shock when he discovered that Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels had, in fact, been adopted.
Sunday, January 1 1995
You Smell Me?: An Interview with E-40
Bay area hip-hop legend and slang encyclopedia E-40 is in the mix like Bisquick and never late like FEMA... do you smell him?
Reviews
Thursday, June 14 2012
Theophilus London: Timez Are Weird These Nights
Surprisingly solid full-album remix tilts the balance more towards dance than hip-hop but keeps the spirit intact.
Tuesday, May 29 2012
Lee Bannon: Fantastic Plastic
Bannon's beats may vary from spastic breakdowns to golden-age bangers, but they come together to form a surprisingly dope and cohesive whole.
Friday, May 11 2012
Jenny Owen Youngs: An Unwavering Band of Light
Youngs's darkly beautiful singing voice carries the day on her most energetic and accessible collection of songs yet.
Friday, May 4 2012
Rocket Juice & the Moon: Rocket Juice & the Moon
This debut showing from the team-up of Damon Albarn, Flea, and Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen is surprisingly unambitious but solid and fun.
Wednesday, April 25 2012
Lushlife: Plateau Vision
A rap record full of beautiful songs that doesn't seem to make as much of an impact as the sum of its parts should suggest.
