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Bon Bon Vie (Gimme the Good Life)

March 19, 2009 – 10:30 am
I’m not the biggest fan of celebrity biopics, so when Notorious, a film purporting to tell the story of the rise and fall of rap star Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace, was released earlier this year I wasn’t the first in line at the box office to buy tickets. I alluded to my disinterest […]
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Esoteric’s New Instrumental Record is (Norrin) Rad(d)!

February 9, 2009 – 10:30 am
I spent much of last week lamenting Hip-Hop’s current state of affairs and singling out a few artists as exceptions to the rule of diminishing quality that governs the artform now-a-days. So it’s only right that I begin this week in praise of one of the few contemporary Hip-Hop artists I happen to consider […]
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“We’re Not Done…We’re Not Done…” © DJ Dusk

December 2, 2008 – 10:30 am
I don’t know about where you live, but there ain’t shit going on in the realms of live music or feel-good, eclectic DJ events in the region surrounding my residence. My hometown in particular, where acts like Public Enemy, EPMD, Gang Starr, Leaders of the New School, Boogie Down Productions, GZA and others once […]
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Ping Pong Rhymes With Spring Song

May 8, 2008 – 10:31 am
Earlier this week I caught a peek at a thread in The Lesson contemplating the true identity of Blogarhythms favorite Clutchy Hopkins. The thread starter forwarded the notion that Clutchy is actually M.F. Doom, a theory every shred of evidence I have about the man’s identity forces me to refute. Other posters suggested […]
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