Just like there is a difference between trendy ‘rap’ and intelligent ‘hip-hop,’ these is also a difference between average dudes on the mic spitting rhymes over loops and the thoughtful, even transcendent qualities unearthed when one encounters the four-man collective known as A Tribe Called Quest. It’s been over a decade since Phife… Continue reading Michael Rapaport: “Beats, Rhymes & Life” and His Complicated Place In The Tribe
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Marsha Ambrosius: Losing MJ, Losing Weight & Life After Floetry
Her voice? Ethereal. Her pen game? Immaculate. And her success? Inevitable. With two back-to-back concert tours, a Number One debut CD and a resume that reads like a “Who’s Who of Soul and Hip-Hop,” Marsha Ambrosius is having a stellar year. As one half of the London, England-hailing duo, Floetry, Natalie “The Floacist” Stewart and… Continue reading Marsha Ambrosius: Losing MJ, Losing Weight & Life After Floetry
Canaa Lee: High School Math Teacher & Author Discusses “Algebra For The Urban Student”
“Hey! My name is Slope. My Friends call me ‘M.’ My friend is Ordered Pair. We are having a bad day because we cannot find our equation. Do you think you can help us find our equation? Ordered Pair and M are going to tell you how to find their equation. Please follow… Continue reading Canaa Lee: High School Math Teacher & Author Discusses “Algebra For The Urban Student”
When “Speaking Up” Becomes “Showing Out”: The Pro-Life Vs. Pro-Choice Takedown
Hello Friends, As a critic and columnist, I’m all about freedom of expression and enjoy receiving feedback from my readers…..until it crosses the line. How does that happen, you ask? Well, when a person takes a personal point of view, tries to flip it into ‘I’m right and you’re wrong’ and insults me in… Continue reading When “Speaking Up” Becomes “Showing Out”: The Pro-Life Vs. Pro-Choice Takedown
Mint Condition: Advance ST CD Review, “Music @ The Speed Of Life”
When most people think about elements of the universe, the typical choices are fire, earth and water, but another one that impacts us all just as powerfully is time. A universal equalizer that is no respecter of sex or status, its elusiveness as the years tick by has become even more pronounced in today’s digital-media-fueled… Continue reading Mint Condition: Advance ST CD Review, “Music @ The Speed Of Life”