To blaze or not to blaze that is the question / First day of school late, already in suspension, rappa Joey Bada$$ in School High…
EMPIRE SKATING RING
Empire Roller Skating Center first opened its doors on Empire Boulevard in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, way back in 1941. Across the street was Ebbets Field,…
‘Ready to Die’ 20th Anniversary Mixtape
Last Saturday (13th September) marks the 20th Anniversary of the release of one of hip hop’s all time classic albums, The Notorious BIG’s seminal Bad…
Riot on the Set
How Public Enemy Crafted the Anthem ‘Fight the Power’ Twenty-five years after ‘Do the Right Thing,’ Spike Lee, Public Enemy and Branford Marsalis reflect on…
Just Ice: Cold Getting Dumb
Finally I had access to the content of a damage HD where i found old interviews and videos i hadn’t published before. Here’s the first…
Founding Fathers
Founding Fathers is a fascinating and at times controversial history of DJs/emcees/promoters in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan, and their roles in hip-hop and NYC sound system…