Sa-Roc! Sa-Roc is Hip-Hop – bars, beats and a message all combined to create an experience that is familiar but not familiar enough. What do you mean Neo Soul 1? […]
Artist of the Week! Classic Hip Hop! – SA-ROC
Category: Artist of the Week
Check out all of the past AOTW candidates and what they have to offer. We pick artists who are outstanding and top of mind. Their music is either a fire kindling or is currently burning strong. Let us know who your favorite is.
Artist of the Week! Neo-Soul! – KEM
Frequently an artist is dubbed as having an iconic sound or “unique” style simply due to a slight derivation from typical phrasing or intonation; rare is it that these labels […]
Artist of the Week! Classic Hip Hop! – A Tribe Called Quest
Ok, here we are – Part 4 of our journey with the Native Tongue family. A Tribe Called Quest is probably the most well-known and is the best-selling member of the […]
Artist of the Week (Neo-Soul) – Maxwell
As I stated in the Erykah Badu feature, Maxwell is one of the four Neo-Soul pillars. Maxwell’s languid liquid runs, and effortless expressive range is the actual living definition of ‘the […]
Artist of the Week (Classic Hip-Hop) – De La Soul!
“De La Soul from the soul, black medallions, no gold” (from the song “Buddy”) – that says it all, it was a branding message. De La Soul represented something different […]
Artist of the Week (Classic Hip Hop) – The Jungle Brothers
The Jungle Brothers helped usher in a new phase in Rap music. Releasing “Straight out the Jungle” in 1988, the Jungle Brothers helped usher in the “Golden Era” of Hip-Hop in […]
Artist of the Week! Classic Hip-Hop! – Black Sheep
The Black Sheep were dope to me. As the “Black Sheep” of the Native Tongue family they played on their unique position as the comical/tongue-in-cheek/devilishly clever members of the collective […]
Artist of the Week! Neo Soul – Goapele
Goapele is that smooth, sultry, on that political tip ish. I got hooked on Goapele in the early 2000’s when she released “Even Closer.” I still think this album is one […]
Artist of the Week Feature – Classic Hip-Hop – WHODINI
Whodini was the sound of a generation. In 1983 Whodini helped to usher in the national presence of Hip-Hop. Before Whodini and Run-DMC, Hip-Hop was more of a regional phenomenon. With the […]
Artist of the Week! Neo Soul – MOS DEF
When it comes to lyricism, flow, and range, Yasiin Bey, previously known as Mos Def, stands among the elite. Whether using his pocket perfect laid-back delivery to offset the […]
