Interviews

     AFTER JACKING HOLLYWOOD, PROJECT PAT IS A "WALKIN BANK ROLL" By Khalid J. Strickland a.k.a. Dirty Angel It's about to get ghetto up in here...       After winning the Academy Award for Best Song (“Hard Out Here for a Pimp”) in 2006, hardcore Memphis...

SUPA NOVA SLOM "HEALS THE HOOD" WITH MEDICINE MUSIC The doctor is in.      As of late, the once-powerful term “movement” has been tossed around carelessly in rap music.  Scores of confused artists seem to believe that their fugazi record...

 A-LIST PRODUCER 9TH WONDER PREPS HIS SOLO JUMP-OFF By Khalid Strickland a.k.a. Dirty Angel 9th on the 9th.               One of hip-hop’s music’s most sought-after producers, 9th Wonder has built a rock solid catalog over the past few years. After quietly retiring...

YOUNG & HUNGRY: KEEP AN EYE ON METAFORE By Khalid J. Strickland a.k.a. Dirty Angel A promising first round draft pick.      Hip-hop’s youth movement continues its momentum with Metafore, a 17-year old rap phenom from Monticello, New York.  Despite his...

"The Abstract" also stated that A Tribe Called Quest will not get back together again. For now relish classic Tribe albums and get ready for his new album "Renaissance." Also in the works is an album featuring both...

 DIRTY ANGEL'S FAVORITE FOLKS (NYC EDITION) Featuring BIG AL of SPIC'N SPANISH By Khalid Strickland a.k.a. Dirty Angel   Party like a rockstar...      New York’s local television has been known to spawn huge hits.  Cult followings have turned into national audiences. Controversial shock jock...

DIPSET'S HELL RELL TO RELEASE DEBUT LP "FOR THE HELL OF IT" By Khalid Strickland a.k.a. Dirty Angel Hard as "Hell"...      Rap music’s current infatuation with radio-friendly jingles and ring tone sales has me, a fan of what you’d call “that hardcore s**t”,...

DJ ENVY & RED CAFE JOIN FORCES FOR "THE CO-OP". By Khalid Strickland a.k.a. Dirty Angel   It pays to be connected. Rapper/deejay tandems were a staple of rap music’s beloved “golden age”.  Eric B. & Rakim, Kool G. Rap & Polo, DJ Jazzy Jeff...

HEAVY ON THE GRIND (The sequel to "Young & Hungry") Featuring BOMBCHELLE & KWEEN KASH By Khalid Strickland a.k.a. Dirty Angel Their numbers were once plentiful, but over time the female rapper has become a rare species.  Today's most prominent femme emcees are...

PASTOR TROY DELIVERS A BRAND NEW SERMON By Khalid Strickland a.k.a. Dirty Angel Welcome to the ministry of crunk...  I remember one wild night, back in the summer of ’99, when I was at Club Jaguar in Atlanta, Georgia.  The party was...