Tag Archives: Serengeti

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 […]

Pissed Off Stef’s Out of Category, He Ain’t There Wit Y’all, He Got a Positive Vibe But Ain’t Scared of Y’all

I can admit that my far-reaching musical tastes are at least partly a product of a dissatisfaction with much of what the Hip-Hop genre’s had to offer over the last decade. Whether it was shiny-suit materialism, strict adherence to formula, macho posturing, repetitive content, or stilted songwriting, there have been a myriad of reasons […]

“You’re the Best, Around…” (El Keter’s Favorite Albums of 2008, Day Four)

They’re the best around; the fourth and final day of El Keter’s favorites of 2008.

Shuffle Songs, Vol. 5 — Rappity-Rap Edition

If you shuffle the letters in the word “rap” you really only come up with “par,” a Golf term, and “Arp,” an old-school brand of synthesizer. I think there are even fewer anagram options if you use the term “hip-hop.” But that’s neither here nor there because today’s “shuffle” special is an all […]

Records at Random, Vol. 76: Tom Tom Club Tom Tom Club

When I was a little tyke my Mom made a habit of taking me out every once in a while for a special lunch at a cool bistro or pub. I assume it was as a reward for exemplary behavior or an exercise in teaching responsibility. I got to order “grown up” food […]