Review: Busta Rhymes | Extinction Level Event
The entire planet seemed to be up in arms about an impending doom that so many had predicted would come. There were tons of films and television shows that raked in tons of earnings by playing the "world's gonna end" card, but in the world of music, no one did it better than Busta Rhymes. Read the review of Extinction Level Event
In Memoriam: Teddy Pendergrass, 1950-2010
Late Wednesday evening, the news of the passing of one of this generation's most revered soul singers, Teddy Pendergrass was a shock to many people, including myself. Early reports were posted on social networks like Twitter and just like with the death of Michael Jackson last year, the news was at first abrupt and unbelievable.
Review: Boss | Born Gangstaz
Their biggest break didn't come until they met with Russell Simmons and signed to his Def Jam West imprint. Uncle Rush felt that the same women that were purchasing music by the likes of N.W.A. and Ice Cube would also buy into the same type of rap from females if given the opportunity to do so. Read the review of Born Gangstaz
RapReviews | The Year In Review
"The Year In Review" is a tradition over at RapReviews.com that they've upheld for a decade. Experimenting with a few different approaches, they finally found the most successful formula in 2004 - individual editorials from each of the site's contributors, allowing them to choose their "best of the best" as they see fit.
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Review: Busta Rhymes | Extinction Level Event
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Examiner | Columbus raises funds for victims of Haiti earthquake
This past Friday, BLAKstar Media, R.E.A.C.H. LLC and an all-star cast of others pooled their resources to put together a ...
In Memoriam: Teddy Pendergrass, 1950-2010
Late Wednesday evening, the news of the passing of one of this generation's most revered soul singers, Teddy Pendergrass was ...
Just Thinking
Sippin’ On A 40 A few nights ago, I decided to take a trip down memory lane and watch some of the St. Ides ads that I’d watched as an adolescent, and even check out a few that I may have missed. The bulk of these 30 to 60 second ads are better than a great deal of “music” coming out nowadays.
All Samples Cleared
You Are Appreciated Today is Mother’s Day and my mother has come down from Cleveland for the weekend, and while it’s nice to see her..sometimes I’ll think that it’s time for her to go. Nothing too serious but just slight irritations. A few nit picky things that make me glad that I live alone like questioning the fact that I tossed out some old bread, or how junky it is. I told her that she should have seen it just a few days prior, she might have beaten me.
Words That Rhyme
Mama’s (Dope) Boy Late Tuesday evening, a local amateur “photographer” named Emanuel Wallace was arrested and charged with felony possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Okay, not really but from time to time my mother and I talk about ways to get by and such. I wonder how she’d feel if I ever got into hustles like that. I guess we’ll never know.
Picture That
A Date That Lives In Infamy Where were you when it happened. Given the date, I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. What types of thoughts went through your mind? Fear? Disbelief? Anger? Happiness? As the day progressed, what types of things did you see happening around you? Just wondering.
Mood Music
Move The Crowd When I was a kid, I used to want to be a rapper. The older kids called me Tiny Tim, so when I started rapping they called me MC Tim. I had another name as well and that was DC, which stood for Devastating Chris. Me and my friends would be at school putting on little shows at recess and such.
