TAG / Ice Cube
12 More Albums That Will Probably Never Be Released
Last week, we gave a rundown of 12 albums that we believe will never see the light of day. From Nas and Common’s Nas.Com project to Dr. Dre’s Detox, there have been too many records announced that either never really got started or…
LL Cool J Announces Tour With Z-Trip, De La Soul, Public Enemy and Ice Cube
If you watched the Grammy Awards this year, you no doubt saw LL Cool J’s show-ending performance with DJ Z-Trip and Chuck D of Public Enemy, among others. Well, it seems like that wasn’t some one-off type of gig, because…
The Pharcyde’s ‘Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde’ Turns 20
If this piece was about the end of the original Pharcyde’s journey as a group, it would make for a much more dramatic “Behind the Music” story about drugs, fist fights, and collective creativity cut short. Thankfully it’s not because…
The Importance of Kendrick Lamar
A while back, my dude B-Nease, aka the Black Kevin Arnold, put up a Tweet about his mom asking him who Kendrick Lamar was. His reply: “The best rapper in the world.” Not since Ice Cube could the West Coast…
Rock The Bells 2012 Lineup Revealed
This is one of this instances in which there’s really not much I can say other than look down and peep the full lineup for this year’s Rock The Bells. Oh wait, I have a few thoughts: Why is Mac…
Killer Mike – R.A.P. Music
Killer Mike – R.A.P. Music Williams Street: 2012 Let’s get this out the way: Bomb Squad, Ice Cube, and masterpiece. These words were used ad nauseum to describe R.A.P. Music (a.k.a. Rebellious African People’s Music) as the leaks began to shake…
Concert Review: Paid Dues, April 3, 2010 [San Bernadino, CA]
On April 3 at the NOS Event Center in San Bernardino, CA, underground hip-hop hero Murs brought together hip-hop legends, hyped up-and-comers, established regional favorites, and artists that you might not be too familiar with for the fifth annual Paid…
