I've been a fan of Brooklyn's Mela Machinko since hearing her dope vocal pipes on Pharoahe Monch's "Push" single from his Desire album. She's funny, witty and has the talent to back it up. SoulTrain.com: Years ago, you were promoting it as a street album/mixtape. Where did the decision...
And it's with Ratchet R&B King Teeflii ": I just feel like I brought a rougher edge to the game. I just felt like certain people who were singing sound like girls and I want to sound like a man when I sing. You don’t have...
So a post I did on Raheem DeVaughn's "Ridiculous" single from his upcoming A Place Called Love Land was put up on SoulCulture and I started to remember why this dude is so awesome. Let's start with how dope The Love and War MasterPeace was about three years...
BMF: The Rise and Fall of a Hip-Hop Drug Empire was released on Netflix this week and it brought me back to an interview I did with then Atlanta's Creative Loafing Editor-In-Chief Mara Shalhoup. This interview was actually done around the time she released her book detailing...
So it looks like reports are saying that Baton Rouge native Lil Phat was assassinated by a Russian mobster for snitching to the police about a stolen car ring. Wow!! This is an opinion I wrote for Raprehab around the time of his murder. Around that time, Melvin...
Baton Rouge, Louisiana will forever hold a place in my heart. It's where I wrote my first real news story, earned my first awards, gained my political awareness and even the place where I lost my virginity. It was also where I really honed in...
Sure I missed out on Bilal's debut 1st Born Second but, things changed once I got a chance to review the breathtaking Airtight's Revenge. In fact, it was one of my favorite albums of the last five years because "Levels" and "Flying" stay in heavy rotation on whatever...
Big K.R.I.T. gave me a new found respect for Southern Hip-Hop's past, present and potential future after taking one listen to "They Got Us" on a friend's Macbook some years ago. Something tells me the Mississippi native's legacy in the game will be attribute obviously to two...
Last year, I had the opportunity to interview both Adam Jensen Elias Toufexis and Vaas Michael Mando during my small stint at 8 Bit Envy. Sort of ashamed I haven't managed to finish Deus Ex: Human Revolution or even touch Far Cry 3. In due time. These two guys don't know...
I don't know what's best about "Body Party"; the fact that Ciara got Mike Will Made It to sample Ghost Town DJ's "My Boo," the dope choreography or the cheesy Future involved plot. A part of me really hopes Future and Ciara can make good music...
