Ernie Paniccioli leaned in close. “Yo, take a minute,” he insisted. “You’ve got to listen to this from Public Enemy!” Ernie is a big man, big enough for anyone with sense to pay attention. The song “Everything” starts to play, and the words fill the room. It’s a soulful litany of a... Read more...
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Emcee and community activist Jasiri X is one of the rising stars in Pittsburgh's burgeoning hip-hop scene. Following in the footsteps of Steel City natives Mac Miller and Wiz Khalifa, Jasiri is the latest Pittsburgh rapper to garner national attention. Jasiri brings a socially conscious message to... Read more...
While hip-hop continues to mourn the passing of the Beastie Boys’ Adam “MCA” Yauch, who died last Friday (May 4) after a three-year bout with cancer, fans of the legendary group at least have something to smile about. That’s because, a mural saluting the life of Yauch has gone up in the ... Read more...
BIG APPLAUSE to Mike Marqusee's article "The 'world music' fallacy." That condescending term has begged to be called out for quite some time. That every non-Western style can be lumped into the same weirdly oblique category merely speaks toward the grip that economic and political imperialism ho... Read more...
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24/01/2011,
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FLAV, YOU WERE IN PUBLIC ENEMY!!!!! FORGET FLAVOR OF LOVE, FORGET THAT BRIDGET CHICK, FORGET THE ROAST WHERE THEY CALLED YOU A FLYING BAT...YOU WERE IN PUBLIC ENEMYYYYYYYY!! YOUR LEGACY IS TURNING OVER IN ITS GRAVE... BUT YOU ARE A CAPITALIST LIKE WILL.I.AM ....SO AMERICA APPLAUDS YOU. ... Read more...
It's our belief that every great rap group deserves a great documentary and thankfully, the legendary A Tribe Called Quest's homage is debuting at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. But along with the good news came a very public rift between group member Q-Tip and the doc's direc... Read more...
Says Complex: The term “conscious rapper” is a vague, umbrella term for rappers who don’t glorify packing guns, selling drugs, or degrading women. Instead, a conscious rapper is supposed to rap about social issues, positivity, and empowerment. Problem is, conscious-rap fans often insist... Read more...
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20/12/2010,
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When it comes to the music industry, the wrong sales records are being set. Soundscan tabulates album receipts in steady decline since their peak in 2000 — a year when close to 800 million albums were sold. In 2009, the figure dropped to just under 400 million. This year, the week of August 8-14... Read more...