DJ Scratch and J. Period come correct with this one. The Big Payback – The 45s, Volume 1 pays artful respect to the James Brown,…
A must watch Conversation
Wow. That’s what I said after watching the conversation between Dr. Maya Angelou and Dave Chappelle. It’s from an episode of Sundance Channel’s Iconoclasts, where…
Chuck D – “Get Use To Me”
Here’s a new dope track by Mistachuck aka Chuck D, leading voice of the legendary group, Public Enemy. Chuck D in his lyrics had always…
Looking for the Perfect Beat
“Planet Rock” may have commenced the journey, but Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force‘s “Looking For the Perfect Beat” tracked an even more sophisticated rhythmic…
Do The Right Thing
Spike Lee and the cast of Do The Right Thing reunited recently in Brooklyn to celebrate the upcoming 25th anniversary of the film’s release in…
Redman “Dunfiato”
“I need a beat,” he says at the track’s start. “I don’t need no turn-up beat. I need some elements. Some hip-hop. Let’s get back…
The Largest Vocabulary in Hip Hop
Matt Daniels is a designer, coder, and data scientist living in New York City. His past works include the Etymology of “Shorty” and Outkast, in…
Lost Interviews #1: DJ Scratch
Eccovi un’intervista con il leggendario DJ Scratch realizzata nel 2006. Sono riuscito ad accedere ad un HD danneggiato e copiarne alcune cartelle… così nelle prossime…
Louder Than a Podcast
Questo è il Louder than a Podcast, un viaggio musicale nella New York della seconda metà degli anni 80, la colonna sonora ideale per leggersi…
Inspired by Illmatic
Few albums have left such an indelible mark on any genre as Illmatic, which is why, 20 years later, it’s still held up as the high…