Friday, July 1 2011
Talib Kweli: 21 June 2011 - Brooklyn
A chilled out, inaugural summer evening in the park was led by Talib Kweli.
Thursday, November 18 2010
Hip-Hop’s Laboratory of Language
What do William Wordsworth, Robert Frost, Ice Cube, and Ghostface Killah have in common? Finally, they all appear in anthologies.
Friday, December 4 2009
KRS-One & Buckshot: Survival Skills
Hip-hop luminaries deliver a tag team album with solid results, but could have reached deeper for something more valuable.
Tuesday, February 10 2009
Live at the Shrine
Save your money for an actual Talib Kweli concert. You'll be glad that you did.
Monday, February 2 2009
Madlib the Beat Konducta: WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip
As often as it seems like Madlib might be a genius, there are records like this that prove true the old adage of "quality versus quantity".
Friday, December 19 2008
The Best Albums of 2008
PopMatters presents our 60 best albums of 2008, highlighted by the return of British trip-hop legends and some infectious American indie rock by way of the Cascade Mountains.
Friday, December 12 2008
The Best Hip-Hop of 2008
A return to the mic nine years in the making, a hip-hop supergroup of sorts, and Tom Waits beatboxing: this year's top-shelf hip-hop is equal parts anticipation, teamwork, and wha?!
Tuesday, April 29 2008
The Roots: Rising Down
Eighth studio album from Philly's legendary hip-hop crew, a minor-key rush of synthesizer-heavy vamps and distrustful rhymes, features cameos from Mos Def, Talib Kweli and more.
