Exit the Wu

Alright, friends, in honor of attending the (alleged) last-ever Wu-Tang show at Madison Square Garden, I thought it appropriate to tell the story of the time...

Have the Hip Hop BBQ

I keep having to explain a principle I arrived at a few years ago when I realized the modern conservative movement is grounded almost entirely in a contrived...

Set Adrift: Beneath the Surface of P.M. Dawn

Today, P.M. Dawn exists as a faded memory for most music fans, if they're remembered at all. But Attrell Cordes made songs like nothing that came before....

The Busta

A few months ago, I introduced a blogroll on my site , making me probably the first person in more than half a decade to get excited about a blogroll. But my...

First!

Jay Smooth, " Please stop calling everyone and their mother 'The First Rapper' ": U-Roy may be one of rap's predecessors, and among the influences that laid the...

On Vox: The Jay-Z of Blogging

As the Jay-Z of blogging, I feel obligated to share this HP commercial featuring the Jay-Z of hip hop. Read more on Vox

Big Will Returns

Now that Jay has confessed to listening to Will Smith, I can too. First, there's a few things to know. I still hold out hope that Will's going to make a great...

That's my everyday uniform

At last! The Kris Kross website , rediscovered! Thanks for the link, Jay .

Star and Bucwild can kiss my ass

Given the reports from Stan (with updates ) and Jay , it seems like my fears are confirmed: Some parts of the hip hop community feel that Indians are good...

R.I.P. O.D.B.

When "The W" came out, I got to see all 9 members of the Wu-Tang Clan on stage at one time. Even that night , I knew we'd never see them all together...

Please Don't Hurt Hammer

I find it oddly comforting that MC Hammer's wikipedia page is not only completely updated, but clearly written by a fan who's only papered the thinnest veneer...

jay-z to head up def jam?

Well, that raises the bar from "has his own sneaker line" in the rapper-as-mogul sweepstakes: Jay-Z's in the running for president of Def Jam . 50's gonna want...