The Return of Clean
If you haven’t been up on things, GQ is Jamala Oakland emcee and North Carolina basketball Alum, Quentin Thomas. He released a dope mixtape produced by the soul council and a previous video for his song “the town”(track by 9th wonder)sometime around the end of last year. I provided a link below so you can … Read More “GQ “I Know (prod. Khrysis)” feat. Rapsody & Rocki Evans” »
Yassin Bey is continuing to build his legacy as a creative maverick in the hip-hop genre, with this track that was left off of the TruMagic EP. This video radiates soul and you can feel the passion Yassin has for his music/message in this performance. Enjoy! and shine your light on the world.
Captain Murphy aka Flying Lotus dropped Captain Murphy the Duality mixtape in November of last year. I have always loved the concept of the masked man in hip-hop and it kinda hurt my heart to see them unmasked(looking at you Flying lotus). This video was a great take on the killing joke song from this … Read More “Captain Murphy “the killing Joke”” »
I was torn on posting this because of all of the issues Papoose has been through trying to get the album out. Then to be honest, I have never cared for his voice quality but the skill set he has outweighed it. Then I read his musings on the subject, which swayed me a little … Read More “Papoose “Alaphabetical slaughter part 1 and 2”” »
The Bullitts continue doing incredible work by bringing together two of my favorite artists Yassin Bey and Jay electronica, Not to mention country and hip-hop for the lead song off the upcoming movie “They Die by Dawn”. The movie places historical black cowboys like Nate Love “Deadwood Dick” and stage coach Marry in a shoot … Read More “The Bullitts featuring Luciy Liu, Yassin bey and Jay Electronica “They Die by Dawn”” »
“Three years under the curtain. Dust on the trench coat. Stomach empty. Diner windows daring you to come in and eat. After hours spots whispered in a bottle, hummed under dimly lit corners where the tables are empty. In Philadelphia, where there are no limits, no rules. Anything can go on. This is the world … Read More “ZILLA ROCCA AND THE SHADOWBOXERS “WEAK STOMACH EP”” »
Tame one is a legend hands down and it was refreshing to hear him breakdown todays state of affiars for artists. Young artist pay attention and mature artists get with the program. If you don’t know who Tame one is, I posted his Bio below because “you must learn!”(word to KRS-ONE) “Rahem Brown, better known … Read More “TAME ONE of the ARTIFACTS “telling the truth about the industry”” »
The immense popularity of comics and graphic novels cannot be ignored. But in light of the comics boom that has taken place over the past 10 years, the artists, writers and publishers that make up the vibrant African American independent comics community have remained relatively unknown – until now. Black Comix brings together an unprecedented … Read More ““Black Comix” by Damian Duffy and John Jennings” »
“This year, the spring equinox falls on March 20th. The March equinox happens when the sun crosses the celestial equator – an imaginary line around the sky above Earth’s equator moving south to north. the equinox is a time of fertility and creation. its a time to clarify desires, to set intentions,and also a time … Read More “Coultrain “Streams & Rivers”” »