Alumni of THE WIRE gang-up at Club Corio
WORDS BY KHALID STRICKLAND a.k.a. BLACK PACINO
PHOTOS BY BLACK PACINO & SUNDIATA ACREE
Let's recap for a moment. As the final curtain closed on The Wire, Michael became a stick-up artist, Dukie became a fiend, Randy ended up in...
CHUCK D: Saving Hip Hop Again, One Locale at a Time
This article is about Chuck D, but first bear with my Op-Ed commentary for a moment.
These days I don’t think there would be an argument as to the birthplace of Hip Hop music being The Bronx. There was a...
Success and the Exploitation of Michael Jackson
On the night of Michael Jackson's death iTunes had banners already up that allowed visitors to click and buy his music. Just days after his death, his father was on the carpet of the BET Awards pitching his new...
Big Noyd interview by Dirty Angel
BIG NOYD RETURNS WITH "ILLUSTRIOUS" NEW ALBUM
By Khalid Strickland a.k.a. Dirty Angel
Don't avoid the Noyd...
Although he’s a seasoned veteran in the hip-hop game, rapper Big Noyd is just as driven now...
WepOne: Interview
Is Hip-Hop Dead? If yes, explain. If no, explain:
No. Music, in all its forms, is constantly in a flux. Whether it be traditional folk songs that change slightly over the years as different people play/sing them, or...
Underground Music Spotlight: Shinobi Stalin
Interview by C73
Is Hip-Hop Dead? If yes, explain. If no, explain:
After the term was put out there I used to think it was, but the more I analyzed what was going on, it’s fine. What...
Orko Eloheim: Incredible and Original Hip Hop Artist
interview -CyPhEr777 (C73)
Is Hip-Hop Dead? If yes, explain. If no, explain:
Is that a trick question? Cause you can take that question on many different levels. I will start by saying this; there is no more "Yo! MTV Raps"...
Underground Music Spotlight: Gel Roc
Interview by C73
Is Hip-Hop Dead? If yes, explain. If no, explain:
There's many ways to answer this question but generally speaking, no, Hip Hop has too many identities to be dead. It reinvents itself. In fact, Hip Hop is...
Underground Music Spotlight: Carl Kavorkian
interview by C73
Is Hip-Hop Dead? If yes, explain. If no, explain:
Well....I wouldn't say it's dead because it's definitely trying to stay alive. I'd say it's like a zombie, brain dead but still functioning and trying to eat. The whole...
Underground Music Spotlight: Arcsin
Interview by C73
Is Hip-Hop Dead? If yes, explain. If no, explain:
I don’t believe it’s dead; more like no longer in its golden age. It’s happened to a lot of genres. Once something new comes along, there is...