Tag Archives: Scienz of Life

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 […]

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 […]