“They’re what?” “Are those Negroes serious?” “Aw. HAYELL. Naw.” If that was your initial reaction to the news that St. Paul, MN’s Mint Condition was going to be featured on the hit TV One series, Unsung, then you weren’t alone. But that doesn’t mean that the band doesn’t feel some kind of way about the… Continue reading Mint Condition: The Biz, The Longevity and The Controversy About “Unsung,” The MOC/Knowshi Interview Link
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Meesha Minks’ “Real Wifeys: Get Money,” a Knowshi/MOC Book Review/Preview Link
Book Review by: Melody Charles Publisher: Touchstone In book 2 of Meesha Mink’s hard-hitting “Real Wifeys” series, Get Money, Harriet “Luscious” Jordan and Kaelya “Goldie” Dennis (the heroine of “On The Grind”) go from homegirls and business associates to betrayals and backstabbings in this taut tale about the double-edged sword of revenge. As the acknowledged… Continue reading Meesha Minks’ “Real Wifeys: Get Money,” a Knowshi/MOC Book Review/Preview Link
Beverly Jenkins’ “Destiny’s Embrace” MOC/Knowshi.com Book Review/Preview Link
Although the genre is ridiculed as a trivial non-factor, fictional romance books remain the most popular category in the US, accounting for over 50% of book sales and spawning millions of devoted readers. Those focusing on non-Caucasian characters and storylines, also known as multicultural romance, have exploded in popularity since the 1990s and in that… Continue reading Beverly Jenkins’ “Destiny’s Embrace” MOC/Knowshi.com Book Review/Preview Link
Swing Out Sister’s CD/DVD set “Private View,” The Knowshi Review/Preview Link
Not too long ago, the US East Coast tour of Swing Out Sister became a casualty of an act of nature: a humongous cloud of ash that blanketed Europe and made flight impossible for nearly a month. They had a choice to make: letting the newly-composed arrangements of their best-known hits go to waste or… Continue reading Swing Out Sister’s CD/DVD set “Private View,” The Knowshi Review/Preview Link
Michael Rapaport: “Beats, Rhymes & Life” and His Complicated Place In The Tribe
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