Q-Tip Plans to Release 25th Anniversary Edition Of ‘The Low End Theory’
Q-Tip chats with BBC about new music, forthcoming TV series and 25th anniversary edition of the Low End Theory.
Jasmine Solano releases her first single from her debut EP, That’s Not It. The eponymous single has throw back appeal with raciness similar to the same energy that Salt n Pepa brought to the game. Check out the video below:
The homie Malik 16 is good for coming up with creatively themed mixtapes, like his latest project, Shit You Didn’t Think Was Dope to Rap Over ‘Til I Did It. It’s pretty much a 90s themed mixtape that’s part homage part satirical, all that and a bag of chips lol (I couldn’t resist). But seriously, […]
Some joints from MCs of the XX variety… Listen first, then download what you like after the jump. Music Playlist at MixPod.com
This is off of her up coming mixtape, Bo$$ Bitch’s World II Batteries Not Included. She gets a lot of hate but this woman is on her grind! I recently talked about this with my boy Malik 16. We think one of the reasons why so many female rappers who are on the indie scene […]
You want lady rhyme slingers? Then come out to South Paw Tuesday to kick off fashion week by screening Leading Ladies Trois: Femcees, a documentary showcasing female talent in hip-hop created by @CocoaBella of Cool Cruel World. About Leading Ladies (from the press release):
Cdot The Catalyst is a dope lyricist who I’ve been chatting with on Twitter and iChat since last year. She’s cool, uber smart, talented, and well, definitely under exposed. We’ve had so many great talks and I love her irreverence and snark so much that I wanted her to submit this piece explaining her identity […]
BET premiered My Mic Sounds Nice: The Truth About Women in Hip-Hop last night and it was good, really good. I was actually surprised at how good it was. The filmmakers did a superb job conveying the tremendous impact of those of the xx variety on the culture. I didn’t learn anything new but it […]
This is the last installment of my chat with Jessica Estevez of iHeartDilla.com. Here we talk about so-called tastemakers taking payola to promote artists, women in hip-hop and how Jessica got into J Dilla. Make sure you check her out at www.BlackWeblogAwards.com and vote for her for “Best Music Blog.” Tomorrow is the last day […]
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