January 22, 2008 – 6:53 pm
It’s been a slow day today, but the closer we get to the end of the month, the closer we are to hearing Nicolay & Kay’s new album TIME:LINE. Yesterday I got an email from Nicolay’s publicist and they’ve provided us with an exclusive listen to a new track off the album, which just happens [...]
January 21, 2008 – 11:37 am
In honor of the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I wanted to take a moment to dedicate a post to the great Dr. King by sharing video footage and transcripts from his monumental 1963 speech “I Have A Dream”. Dr. King’s dream is a vision that still lives on today. [...]
January 7, 2008 – 9:40 pm
You know I had to do one of these lists. The only list I like better than the year end rap up is a list of what’s to come. Honestly, I don’t think hip hop will be able to top 2007 for a while, but there definitely are some goodies that are supposed [...]
January 5, 2008 – 1:15 pm
You guys voted and it’s officially a TIE! That’s right, out of 209 votes, Kanye’s Graduation and Lupe’s The Cool were voted Best Album of the Year right here on this blog. Coming in right behind them was Jay’s American Gangster. Check the Poll Archives for the final results.
The next few polls are going [...]
January 1, 2008 – 12:59 pm
Just wanted to stop in and wish everyone a Happy New Year. Today is my last day of vacation and I will be traveling all day tomorrow, so there will not be any updates until Thursday night at the earliest. I know a few of you have sent me remix albums to post [...]
December 22, 2007 – 7:32 pm
This has been a great year and I want to thank everyone for coming by, supporting the site, and supporting hip hop. This site would not have been successful if it weren’t for you — the readers. Your comments and contributions have been more than welcomed and appreciated and I want to thank [...]
December 22, 2007 – 3:00 pm
I can’t believe the end of the year is just about here. 2007 really flew by for me, but it is a year that I will never forget. This was a great year for hip hop. I may be missing some monumental moments, but I don’t remember a year being this good [...]
December 22, 2007 – 9:51 am
Christmas has come early this year thanks to Phonte and Pooh of Little Brother! Yesterday they kicked off the Twelve Days of Getback over at their MySpace page. For the next 12 days, until the New Year, Little Brother will be offering up outtakes, alternate versions, exclusive remixes, leftover tracks, and behind-the-scenes info [...]
July 13, 2007 – 3:25 pm
People have been saying for years now that “Hip Hop is Dead”. In the early 90’s, purists complained that the West Coast’s overt “gangstarism” was destroying the culture from the inside out. Half a decade later, the Diddy-led commercialism of hip hop was pegged as the cause for its sure enough downfall. And again, [...]
June 22, 2007 – 6:47 pm
We all know that the fall is usually when most of the hottest music releases come out, but there are some pretty good ones being released this summer. Since yesterday officially marked the beginning of summer, I figured I’d put together my list of albums that I’m looking forward to hearing. This started [...]
