NPR asks an interesting question. One that seems to come up every election season with increasing alacrity. Can Hip-Hop Change The Style Of Politics? I have to say that my suspicion is no. Hip hop, like many other things with a following and with celebrity backing, can have an impact on changing public opinion. Sure, […]
Listen to Gorillaz new album Plastic Beach
For one week only, over on NPR, you can stream the entire new Gorillaz album called Plastic Beach. It’s a great opportunity to check it out and see if you love it. NPR has this to say about it Plastic Beach unites Albarn and Hewlett with a huge list of guests, creating yet another well-crafted […]
NPR’s best of fall hip hop
Maura Johnston, famous from writing for Idolator, has given a little radio interview to NPR talking about some upcoming acts. Frankly, I don’t really agree with some of her choices but she does make some good points She pumps up Jay-Z’s release, and the new Raekwon album, and has some time for a couple of […]
NPR loves T.I
NPR, the venerable public broadcaster, appears to have a bit of a thing for T.I. The article is a bit of a joke, though it does contain a couple of good nuggets. Andrew Noz, the author, makes the following claim: When Jay-Z speaks, the rap world listens. So when, around the turn of the decade, […]
5 dope jazz albums
Arturo O’Farrill took over the baton of the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra from his father, Latin jazz pioneer Chico O’Farrill. He’s listed his top 5 jazz albums here, and I’ve got to say he’s got some pretty amazing taste. Here they are: Relaxin’ Artist: Miles Davis Quintet Now He Sings, Now He Sobs Artist: Chick Corea […]
Al Green drops new album
Al Green has just released his new album Lay it Down. He’s really gone out of his way to make a pretty killer record. He’s recruited some top-notch talent, getting ?uestlove to produce some tracks. He’s also featured John Legend, Corrine Bailey Rae and others, trying to get the best of the “new soul” movement […]
I believe in hip hop
It’s a simple way to start an incredibly powerful article. Laura Hall has lived a pretty tough life. She had to drop out of college to take a factory job. Yeah, that part doesn’t sound that bad, I guess. But she had to do this just to be able to afford to take care of […]
Can hip hop get out the vote? – NPR Radio will tell you.
NPR radio has just run a pretty interesting look at hip hop and its tie to US Politics. So, NPR has run this interview with “interviewer Farai Chideya, Robert “Biko” Baker (the executive director of the League of Young Voters); Sonia Murray, a music reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; and DJ Drama, an Atlanta-based recording […]