Tag Archives: K.M.D.

The Sound of Your DOOM is the Roar of the Tiger, No Jive

A couple of days ago the Northern Hemisphere crossed the threshold from Winter into Spring and with the exception of a few locations hit with “freak” blizzards or anachronistically chilly blasts of arctic wind that means ski-mask season is all but over for most of us. I mean that in a strictly meteorological sense […]

Mixtapes I Don’t Hate: Micah James, Cadence Weapon and Juba Dance

Like I said yesterday, on the occasions when I find something to like about contemporary Hip-Hop I really like it. And for the last couple years some of the things I’ve liked the most have been “mixtape” projects. This despite the fact that for a number of years previous a decrease in mixtape […]

Shuffle Songs, Vol. 6 — Change (From One Song to Another) You Can Believe In

The new for 2009 shit is stacking up and I’m still trying to get caught up on some 2008 standouts that I may have neglected. Which is why you’ll find a slept-on release by a Cali space-cadet from last Fall, new records from a Left Coast “alternative” Hip-Hop originator, a boy/girl Synth-Punk duo and an […]

Records at Random Vol. 61 - Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Aside from all those mixtapes I’ve been blabbing about, a good portion of my Summer so far was spent revisiting old Hip-Hop albums. Having access to excessive amounts of digital storage and portable media players inspired me to replace the collection of cassette tapes languishing in a duffle bag in my bedroom with a […]

Love, Hugs, and Hip-Hop-Soul

Hip-Hop as a culture isn’t known, either by its active participants or outside observers, for an abundance of hugging. Oh sure, physical contact of every stripe, from violent altercations to illicit sexual encounters, have been given microphone-time by countless emcees over the years. But how often does the word “hug” pop up in […]