AltWeeklies Wire
Mic Checks and Protestnew
Exclusive interview with political activist and revolutionary hip hop artists Immortal Technique.
Eugene Weekly |
Dante Zuñiga-West |
12-09-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Workingman's Grindnew
Ed E. Ruger's new album is a slice of blue-collar hip-hop life.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
02-24-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hip Hop, Ed E Ruger
Traces Hip Hop's Storynew
Paradise Gray has worn many hats since his early days as a gang member in the South Bronx: photographer; performer; collector; promoter; techie; and now, curator. Selections from his memorabilia are now at the August Wilson Center, exhibited as Hip Hop History: Highlights of the Paradise Collection.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
01-18-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
No Luck Club: Seattle Authorities Crack Down on Asian Dance Clubnew
Who is Justin Toa? A psychotic arsonist? A dangerous gangster? Hardly--he's a 20-year-old Asian guy with two-toned hair and a spotty traffic record from his teenage years. Why are the authorities after him? Because he runs a 16-and-over hip hop club.
The Portland Mercury |
Allie Holly-Gottlieb |
12-31-2009 |
Performance
Animal Farm Won't Be Unknown For Longnew
Diverse beats and easy mic-sharing make for a solid debut on Animal Farm's The Unknown.
The Portland Mercury |
Graham Barey |
06-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Local Emcees Offer Alternative to Bling Rapnew
Bay Area emcees like Lateef the Truthspeaker and his compatriots at the Quannum collective are questioning the materialism in hip hop.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
06-04-2008 |
Music
We Luv Bassnectar: Let's All Thump Togethernew
Bassnectar is like, so popular. He dives headlong into hip hop culture on his new album, Underground Communication.
The Source Weekly |
Jeff Trainor |
03-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Roots' Unmarketable Masterpiecenew
Def Jam takes a gamble on Game Theory.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
03-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Playa, Not a Haternew
R.A. The Rugged Man channels his rage
Missoula Independent |
Skylar Browning |
01-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Life of Grime
Two recent compilations offer not only snapshots of the dark-horse scenes of U.K. grime and the Southern rap that's more old-school funk than crunk, but also rare examples of the cash-strapped hiphop lyricist.
Washington City Paper |
David Dunlap Jr. |
12-23-2005 |
Reviews
Spanglish FM
Corporate radio has mostly ignored Hispanics -- until now.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nadra Kareem |
07-07-2005 |
Media
