Photo: UCB (left); Twitter (right) As anticipated, The Avengers: Infinity War dominated the box office. Both critics and fans have praised the film as yet another example of how the Marvel brand is taking over […]
Introducing ‘Notes from Mr. Sandman‘ – a column slapping a spotlight on lyricists overlooked, under appreciated, or just plain criminally slept on. Or like a man named Nas once said, “I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death.” […]
A screenshot from Drake’s official video for ‘God’s Plan’; Photo: YouTube It’s been a big year for Drake, and the news just keeps getting better. With the success of “Nice for What” the ‘Six God’ himself […]
Simply put J. Cole‘s newest album KOD is about relationships: relationships with family, friends, fans, business associates, god and most importantly himself. He analyzes each with a critical mind, and the necessity behind catering to […]
Bob Dorough in the 80s at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society in Half Moon Bay, CA; Photo: Brian McMillen via Wikipedia Legendary musician and songwriter of ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ fame, Bob Dorough, passed away Monday of natural […]
Introducing ‘Notes from Mr. Sandman‘ – a column slapping a spotlight on lyricists overlooked, under appreciated, or just plain criminally slept on. Or like a man named Nas once said, “I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death.” […]
Photo: Facebook When Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for music, it sent shockwaves throughout the rap landscape. The response has been overwhelmingly positive, and it even had some rap legends considering what other artists […]
Photo: Instagram Just a few short months ago, fresh off his blistering freestyle on Hot 97, The Roots frontman Black Thought made the claim that he invented mumble rap. It was a shocking if not downright […]
Photo: Jewel Samad/The Source Funkmaster Flex is one of the most boisterous voices in rap (the underground version of DJ Khaled), and when he speaks the hip-hop world listens. His scathing opinions have been the stuff […]
Photo: KendrickLamar.com Over the past five years hip-hop culture has seen some notable moments; LL Cool J earned the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor, Nas performed Illmatic with the National Symphony Orchestra and Tupac and N.W.A. were […]
