Tag Archives: Time Machine

You Wanna Listen to This So Bad Your D***’s Hard -OR- Rock-A-Bye Baby!

Astute Blogareaders have probably noted that there’s been an erroneous announcement on the OKP front-page about a post concerning Left Coast indieground Rap duo New Jack Hustle adorning this blog since last week. The even less canny among you should have observed a lack of posts in general during the latter half of last […]

Mixtapes I Don’t Hate: 100dBs and DJ Mekalek

Yeah, it’s another one. And no, when I started this “Mixtapes I Don’t Hate” shit I never thought it would become this regular of a feature. But the sheer profuseness of original, diverse “mixtape” projects hitting the scene seems to me like a fantastic indicator of just how healthy Hip-Hop is as an […]

The OTHER Providence Must Be Working In His Favor

Like I said yesterday, my big Summer “holiday” weekend was pretty uneventful. I certainly didn’t hit the road and travel (unless you count walking around the block) anywhere of significance like American’s are “supposed” to do on such occasions. But if I did, New England (and the Northeast in general) is the area […]

What’s More Expensive, a Laser, Life, a Time Machine, Or a Panda?

The term “throwback Rap” has become something of a byword, associated with brightly-colored hipster fashion, tight pants, retro-futuristic graphic tees and a couple of oft-profiled rappers fond of drum-machine beats and synthesizers. Being a fan of 808 kicks and stuttery sampled vocal hooks myself I really don’t have any sort of beef with that. […]