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Soundcheck: Drama And Delays – Rap Release Round-Up

posted: March 8, 2011

It was only a month ago that Lupe Fiasco was poised for a comeback. Now, on the heels of his latest release Lasers (out today), it seems the conflicted Chicago rapper is back in the dumps. …
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Soundcheck: Can A Drummer Get Some?

posted: February 8, 2011

Is it possible that the most ground-breaking hip hop album of 2011 will come from a punk? Punk rocker that is, as in Blink 182, +44, bad ass super drummer, Travis Barker. While he’s floated…
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Soundcheck: Comeback Kid: Lupe Fiasco

posted: February 1, 2011

After years of delays, title changes and rumored retirement plans, Lupe Fiasco is ready to release his third album, Lasers, on March 4. The controversial single, “Words I Never Said” hits airwaves today, thrusting the…
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New Year, New Music: What to Expect From Dre, Kanye, Minaj, Hudson, Drake, Rowland and J. Cole

posted: December 30, 2010

As 2010 draws to a close, the new year is looking ripe for new music. While we can expect big things from Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and hip hop’s newest it girl…
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Discourse & Dischord

posted: November 12, 2010

The Good OK Go releases Last Leaf video If you read this column with any regularity, you know that if OK Go releases a video, it’s likely to show up here. Today we present you…
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New Kids On The Block: Willow Smith and Diggy Simmons

posted: October 22, 2010

Move over Bieber¦there’s a new batch of fresh-faced, super-kids coming for your crown, and they’re packing some serious street cred. In addition to breakout internet stars like The Astronomical Kid (14-year-old Brooklynite Brian Bradley), two…
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