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Hip-hop Legend Large Professor Announces Class is Back in Sessionnew
If hit songs were murders, Large Pro's fingerprints could be found on many a soundbwoy killing.
NOW Magazine |
Addi Stewart |
09-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Large Professor, Main Source
Divine Brown Achieve Musical Divinty on 'The Love Chronicles'new
Approximating Jully Black's earthy power, Mariah Carey's Olympic range and a sonic texture similar to Alicia Keys, Divine Brown may not be a consistent force in pop, but she should be, as she's an almost flawless vocalist and song sculptor.
NOW Magazine |
Addi Stewart |
08-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Divine Brown, The Love Chronicles
People Under the Stairs Stick to the Fundamentalsnew
The Los Angeles-based underground mainstay's fifth album, cleverly christened Fun DMC, should resonate with new people seeking that good ol' head-nodding feeling and anxious old disciples underwhelmed by the group's last LP, Stepfather.
NOW Magazine |
Addi Stewart |
08-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fun DMC, People Under the Stairs
South African Hip-hop Hero Tumi Goes Solonew
Tumi has the verbal dexterity of Pharoahe Monch and the lyrical clarity of Nasir Jones. His moniker often gets bandied about in "who's the best MC?" conversations across the globe.
NOW Magazine |
Addi Stewart |
08-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rick Ross' Rough Real Talk Turns Out to Be Not So Real After Allnew
How stunning was it when The Smoking Gun discovered that Ross, one of hip-hop's most popular new artists, was really a former Florida Department of Corrections officer named William Leonard Roberts?
NOW Magazine |
Addi Stewart |
08-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pharcyde Reunite for Rock the Bells Blowoutnew
This culture often kills the dreams of hip-hop optimists like me, but 2007's Wu-Tang Clan/Rage Against the Machine reuniter and Rock the Bells president Chang Weisberg has brought about another miracle: all four original members of the Pharcyde are set to perform together on hip-hop's biggest tour of 2008.
NOW Magazine |
Addi Stewart |
07-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Hiding in Hip Hop' Offers a Glimpse of the Troubles of a Young Black Bisexualnew
Dean laments that the world is not yet ready to face the truth about black gay/lesbian celebrities’ sexuality.
NOW Magazine |
Addi Stewart |
06-30-2008 |
Nonfiction
Toronto Hip-hop's Bad Rapnew
With so many insanely great artists making bangin' beats and dope discs, why is the local scene so slept on?
NOW Magazine |
Addi Stewart |
03-21-2008 |
Music
