Tag Archives: Dabrye

A Self-Imposed Exile to the Radio Dial

January 19, 2009 – 10:30 am
If you took anything away from my post on The Notorious B.I.G. last Friday I hope it was about his legacy. The way he died was heartbreaking, and instrumental in cementing the association between rappers and violent deaths in the popular consciousness. And his admittedly small catalog, comprised of one-and-a-half classic LPs (I […]
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Beats for Your Face (Or Lack Thereof)

December 10, 2008 – 10:30 am
So much for chilly temperatures and pretty powdery coatings…All of a sudden it’s a balmy 60 degrees outside with intermittent rain and it’s windy as a sonovabitch! So, what sort of soundtrack does a grey-skied, puddle-packed, wind-blown Wednesday deserve? I’m thinking something moody and changeable, that suits the days’ melancholy caste but still […]
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How Much Depth Can You Accept?

June 18, 2008 – 10:24 am
All that talk of ghosts and music yesterday took on a whole new meaning after an intercontinental discussion with one of my closest homegirls last night. See, she was visited by a ghost this weekend… The ghost of a former lover which left her haunted in her own unique way. I’m not talking […]
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