A Wu-Tang Album in Name Only – The Deception of “The Saga Continues”

If a (supposedly) new Wu-Tang Clan album doesn’t move the needle the way it once did, it’s largely because it’s easy to be skeptical about new material coming out of Shaolin. Advertisements

Classic Non-Album Cuts: Canibus

He was regaled as the future of lyricism.

In Appreciation Of: Sticky Fingaz

“Who had the last verse you was always waitin’ for?” Every time you heard an Onyx song, you knew it was coming.

Week in Review (November 20, 2015)

My daughter is only three, but I often worry about her.

Revisiting the Hip-Hop Class of 1998

“Class of nine-eight, my fellow graduates / Well-known savages” – Nature, “Fire” A seismic shift occurred in hip-hop in 1998.

Week in Review (October 30, 2015)

I’m stoked that Halloween is on a Saturday this year.

Canibus, Big Pun, DMX, Mos Def, Mic Geronimo & John Forte Surprise Cypher [1997]

What began as a simple roundtable discussion with some up and coming rappers quickly turned into a cypher.

20 Classic Hip-Hop Songs for Casual Fans

As a favor – one that you did not ask for – I’ve compiled a list of twenty songs that I think casual hip-hop fans should know.

Fat Joe f/Nas, Big Pun, Jadakiss & Raekwon – “John Blaze” {Original} [1998]

This comes off a DJ Clue tape. For the album version, they switched up the beat and Nas spit a completely different verse. I prefer the original, which was only ever heard on mixtapes.