With Africa on My Sleeve
You might have caught your favorite rappers fondly recall his formative years, and linger over about battles and cyphers on corner blocks or high school lunch rooms. Heck, if you’re like me, you may have some of your own stories as well. There’s an unmistakable effervescence to these kind of gatherings. On rare occasions, that...Continue reading
I didn’t foresee going almost a year before revisiting this concept! The good news is that we’re two away from making it a segment on its own. The greater news is that the fourth edition is weeks away. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves — especially when I laced something special in my opinion....Continue reading
You look good, you feel good, u feel good, u play good, u play good, they pay good – Deion Sanders
Ambition is priceless, it’s something that’s in your veins – Wale
We shouldn’t have been out for this long; it’s been a rough month trying to process and adapt to the current pandemic we’re enduring. What I’ve taken away so far is that, in dull moments when we lean to catastrophizing, music provides a much needed respite from the avalanche of news updates that have so...Continue reading
…Because that’s the feeling I was going with. They been told me DJ Okoro, you’re all about the sweet moments and lovely times. But just in case you didn’t knew, your boy can get grimey and all that if the occasion calls for it! And this is just a little exhibit of how sick the...Continue reading
I can’t quite describe the delight that takes hold of me whenever I hear a DJ Premier trademark production. I’m talking about the buttery soul sample chops. I’m referring to that unrelenting boom bap. Oh lest I forget those timely scratches! That leads me to Primo’s Gang Starr mate, the dearly departed Guru. With his...Continue reading
There are not enough words, in my humble opinoion, to describe my love for American Hip-Hop. The likes of Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G,. and Ma$e spurred me to start writing verses. And even if I don’t listen as much as I used, American Hip-Hop will always have a special place in my heart....Continue reading
While chopping up with Buck about the direction of the playlist and the site in general, he brought to my attention that I never made a straight up hip-hop playlist. He suggested one that would showcase the new wave of rappers that keep going about their business of showing off their dexterity and prowess on...Continue reading
Very few today would be quick to remember that the charismatic, chiseled and health-conscious Gucci Mane we see today was once a doughy irreverent recalcitrant. What never changed has been his prolific nature with music output. The Meek-Mill-assisted “Backwards” single is the second in the rollout to his 14th(!) album (Delusions of Grandeur) in as...Continue reading