“His ears were open and always willing to create something new and embrace people who are talented.” — Karriem Riggins Salute to one of the greatest! February 6th marks Dilla Day, an annual celebration of the legacy that the late-great producer James Dewitt Yancey, better known professionally as J.Dilla, has…
The Mood Doctors, more commonly known as The MD’s, are a Long Island based hip-hop group that consists of Lucious “Luck” Mercer, Neal “Purp” Forrester, Savander “Van” Parker a.k.a. Grippy Grip and DJ Evil Dee – one half of the Beatminerz and 1/3 of the legendary NYC group Black Moon.…
I’ve been known to shower Your Old Droog with praise – in fact he was one of my top 5 of 2014; although, it’s hard to argue the opposite. It’s not often in today’s landscape that a white rapper isn’t even acknowledged by critics as a white rapper. Maybe that’s…
Dr. Dre has an ear for talent. He went from discovering Eminem to 50 cent. This multi-millionaire has produced for many artist and created the billion dollar brand Beats by Dre. He is now working closely with a 23-year-old white rapper and songwriter from Dallas named Justin Mohrle. His name…
It has been roughly 239 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since the birth of the United States, pages upon pages of history books have been filled chronicling the city of Philadelphia and its impact on the world. Those pages read more…
I get a lot of mixes from DJs in my inbox – like lots! Every once and a while though, you hear something that stands out from the pack. That’s what happened last Friday afternoon when I came across an insane mix of Camp Lo’s Luchini blended with Bobby Shmurda’s…
20 years ago, The Source Magazine’s Nicholas Poluhoff proclaimed Chef Raekwon’s debut album one of the best rap LPs of the year (if not ever). 20 years later and, much like the music itself, that review still holds truth. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (OBFCL), the third solo effort to drop from…
Rakim Allah, widely regarded as the greatest emcee of all time, is celebrating his birthday today. I mean, how do you pay homage to someone with this much influence? His debut album Paid In Full was named the greatest hip-hop album of all time by MTV in 2006, and his…
