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Just Some Rap Kickin’ 3

October 17, 2020October 17, 2020The SandboxLeave a comment

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...

Hazy Hues 02: Feeling Yourself

April 17, 2020September 23, 2020Hazy HuesLeave a comment

You look good, you feel good, u feel good, u play good, u play good, they pay good – Deion Sanders...

Hazy Hues 01: Ambition

April 10, 2020September 23, 2020Hazy HuesLeave a comment

Ambition is priceless, it’s something that’s in your veins – Wale...

Smoke x Mirrors ’20|03: II

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

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...

I Called It Trap in the Slums…

November 16, 2019November 16, 2019Salute the MixLeave a comment

…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...

R&Cs: Family and Loyalty

October 2, 2019June 1, 2020Roll and CoastersLeave a comment

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...

My Ten Best American Rappers of All Time

July 21, 2019July 22, 2019A Lion Among MenLeave a comment

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...

Smoke x Mirrors ’19|07: I

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

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...

R&Cs: Backwards

June 17, 2019August 21, 2019Roll and CoastersLeave a comment

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...

Le magasin des envies, Vol. 6

May 18, 2019September 23, 2020Le magasin des enviesLeave a comment

The little things that make nights longer for young and old lovers…...