Moonlighting (The ancient term for doing something else other than your day job) can feel so good; this can surely … More
Tag: Hip-Hop
Sault – Nine review
The often repeated line last year was that Sault, a tightly knit but mostly invisible collective working with producer Inflo, … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #62 GZA – Shadowboxin’
Released : 1995 Weed smoke, cable TV, Kung Fu..and chess. Some of the Wu-Tang Clan’s trappings were archetypal, but GZA’s … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #66 Mobb Deep – Shook Ones, Pt. II
Released : 1995 One of the reasons why rap was becoming big business was that it conferred experiences on the … More
For Those I Love – For Those I Love review
Most people can probably name at least one great song about love, because most people can usually remember, no matter … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #82 A Tribe Called Quest – Award Tour
Released : 1993 So when everyone’s running round saying that hip-hop is over and that it’s best days are in … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #88 DJ Shadow – Building Steam With A Grain of Salt
Released : 1996 In just a few years many things that were born underground, unlicensed and under the radar ended … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #93 Ice Cube – It Was A Good Day
Released: 1992 There are no payoffs like dream payoffs; the messy dissolution of NWA – prompted by Ice Cube’s departure … More
50 Best Songs of 2020 #44 Joey Bada$$ – Shine
A mellow past rediscovered.
100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #35 Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul
Released : 1987 In all of the history of sampling, no artist’s catalogue has been pillaged like James Brown’s. The … More
