All I have to say is RFLMAO.

I talked about her so much that it was only a matter of time before I actually got to interview her. This was for Roc 4 Life.

One of the things that stood out about her was how laid back she was. Plus, she didn’t trip about being on camera. She was straight chillin with her hair in puffs and rocking sweats. She was mad cool and a lot more soft spoken than I thought she would be. She’s also tiny. Not short, just little, smaller than I anticipated (nothing wrong with that, just an observation). Her aura was amazing too.

Props to Steven Duarte for shooting and editing!

Bonsu Thompson sits down with Sahr Ngaujah, the star of Fela! The Musical, who says, “He is hip-hop culture” when describing Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s artistry.

I can’t stress enough how great Fela! The Musical is and…how much I want to kick myself for being too scurred to audition when my colleague (who is now in the play) invited me to go with her. D’oh!

But anyway, big ups to Vibe for the interview.

I get goosebumps every time I hear the first cadence of “Water No Get Enemy.”

I interviewed Cymarshall Law last year and it was a pleasure talking to him. I ended up not posting the interview because I left the company that it was originally going to be for (long dramatic story that may be a blog on day). However, when I get my ish together, I’ll post the interview. Cymarshall Law is a lyrical beast. He stopped by said company last year and mirked some battle raps. He’s definitely someone who takes his artistry seriously. But in the meantime, check out this video from “Harder Than Thou” ft. DJ JS-1 off of his Creator’s Kid EP (on Kevin Nottingham’s, HiPNOTT Records).

Cymarshall Law Accolades:

-Has toured Europe several times.
-Featured on iTunes’ hip hop page.
- Recently featured in MTVU’s “Hot Seat.”

MySpace.com/CymarshallLaw

I’m the worst when it comes to my GangStarr Girl email. Most people don’t respond at all. Me, I just take forever. Like, months. It’s not that I’m trying to be rude–trust me, I also know what it’s like to not get a response (wackness)–I just get a lot of mail and it gets very overwhelming, especially when I have a separate email account to maintain too. It’s just me behind this site and it’s going to stay that way at least for now. But anyway, out of all the artists who email me, some obviously stand out more than others for different reasons (very different reasons). Enter E. Daney. He’s a rapper out of Harlem who wanted me to check out his stuff. (His girl hit me up first, months ago). I checked him out and I wasn’t mad. I liked that he was from Harlem (my hometown) but that he wasn’t trying to be all Dipset or any other Harlem stereotype that you can think of and I liked the street element that he brought without trying to be a thug. I could go into more detail with my thoughts, but I won’t this time because he is the inaugural artist for my new blog feature called “Dear GangStarr Girl,” where I will feature new artists for your feedback. I want you to check him out and let me know what you think. If you don’t like it, you don’t like it but don’t be rude. Give him honest, functional feed back. We don’t make web coward comments like “kill yourself” around these parts. We build. You say you want better music? Then be a part of the new order of business and let him know what you think.

Here are some tracks he sent me:

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Professor X was the son of legendary activist Sonny Carson, who I featured for Blaxploitation Friday #56.

Werk! Two of my favorite, rapping/sanging, triple threat international rude gals did a photoshoot and talked about what inspires their art. I don’t know what the photoshoot was for but they look fly and when these ladies speak, you should listen. Check them out:

Nola Darling Photo Shoot from Revery Media on Vimeo.

And they say female hip-hop is a lost genre. Pssssh!

Show them some love at www.NolaDarling.com.

I loved it. It’s so Quentin Tarrantino, Blaxploitation.

Creative videos rule!

Geesh that man looks good. Oh, and, so does the movie lol.

The video is cute and I like the song. Check it out:

The video was directed by Ethan Lader.

B.o.B’s official debut album, The Adventures Of Bobby Ray, will be in stores April 27th.