The Return of Clean
In hip-hop, the guest feature can serve a wide variety of purposes and often many simultaneously. There are times when the host rapper is playing armchair A&R with the goal of putting on a close friend who typically has few songs to his or her name. Other times, the complete opposite occurs — some unknown … Read More “20 Songs Where Rappers Got Outshined by Guests (1991-2013)” »
American jazz musician George Duke, a pioneering keyboardist who collaborated with Frank Zappa during the 1970s, has died at the age of 67. Former Supremes singer Scherrie Payne confirmed Duke died at St John’s hospital in Los Angeles on Wednesday. His latest album, DreamWeaver, was released in July, as a tribute to his wife Corine, … Read More “RIP GEORGE DUKE” »
At a young age, Jim Simon’s parents divorced and his mother moved the children from Darlington, South Carolina, where he worked on his uncle’s cotton and tobacco farm, to New York City. While attending junior high, an art teacher noticed his natural talents and encouraged him to attend New York’s High School of Art and … Read More “The (Forgotten) Black Walt Disney: Jim Simon” »
This album is a 4 out of 5 to me all day,Maybe a 4.5. It is definitely the best work I have heard from MURS on a Collabo effort in a long time. That says a lot because MURS has some epic collaborations(see EL-P,9th wonder, atmosphere). If anyone knows how to properly use hip-hop as … Read More “THE WHITE MANDINGOS- THE GHETTO IS TRYING TO KILL ME” »