Interviews

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...

CHOPPIN' IT UP WITH CARTOONIST MARK BODE By Khalid Strickland a.k.a. Dirty Angel Mark Bode rockin' his "Cheech Wizard" hoodie by Puma. In 1982, while he was attending the School of Visual Arts in New York City, Mark Bode understood just how much...

JOELL ORTIZ REBUILDS HIP-HOP ONE "BRICK" AT A TIME By Khalid J. Strickland a.k.a. Dirty Angel    Oh my God... a rapper who can actually (*gasp*) RAP!! Nowadays, commercial rap is like Peter Pan… it doesn’t want to grow up. Fans of substantial lyrics...

“Locked Up With Sadat X”  An Interview with SADAT X (of Brand Nubian) PART 1  (March. 2007)  Interview by Todd E. Jones toddejones@yahoo.com        Sadat X is a caged legend. As a member of Brand Nubian, he has performed timeless verses on the classic songs...