Essential Hip-Hop Listening. Period.
What's Bumping right nowIt has been a scorching hot minute since I've put together a curated list of head-nodding hip-hop music. And for that, I apologize. But thank god for SoundCloud! I liked and reposted every track that had my noggin shaking up and down like the hip-hop nerd that I've always been. And shake it did! The freezing cold months … Continue reading In Steady Curation: Winter 2015
Winter's been tough. After Boston's ill-fated pact with the devil, ensuring that the Patriots glided towards their umpteenth Superbowl victory, the forces above chose to punish us with one of the most brutal winters in recent memory. We received over 110 inches of snow fall, crushing all records before us and simultaneously pushing our dear city to … Continue reading I Can’t Breathe
For the very few followers that regularly check this blog for its intended purpose, which is to bring you quintessential hip-hop music, discovered and reviewed monthly, you've probably realized that it's been notably quiet for several months. My travel-clogged holidays and expanding work schedule have both impeded my ability to actually lose myself in the expansive world … Continue reading In Steady Rotation: A New Year in Digital Digging
In ushering in the New Year, it's only right that we celebrate the departing one. I'm delighted to say that 2014 wrapped up on a high note, with several surprise last minute albums that came out of the woodwork. D'Angelo resurfaced from musical seclusion to drop off his long-awaited release "Black Messiah" and Azealia Banks released her eclectic and … Continue reading 2014: The Year’s Most Rotated Joints
October seemed like a surprising breakout month for our beautiful city of Boston. Tracks from Avenue, Michael Christmas, and Black El managed to shove their way into my Soundcloud feed, and Rhode Island, the little engine that could, chugged out a few solid bangers from mixtapes soon to be released in November. Aside from … Continue reading In Steady Curation: October 2014
It's months like October that really remind me why I chose to blog about hip-hop music to begin with. The drought of September, with its dust bowl harvest of rotted mixtapes and wilted rhymes, has finally given way to a much-needed torrential downpour of rain, yielding fruitful and encouraging rappity rap spoils. Even John Steinback would … Continue reading October 2014’s Best Listens
Whoa there's a lot of awesome tracks to be had on the September playlist, from a stellar new joint by the always reflective Mick Jenkins to even better standouts from artists like Grande Marshall and Little Simz. One of my surprise finds included "Golden State of Mind" by Fashawn with Dom Kennedy, that didn't … Continue reading In Steady Curation: September 2014
In our beautiful city of Boston, September is a time when us normal city dwellers are suddenly and rudely bombarded by a deluge of bumbling, easily excitable and remarkably confused college students. Blocking the streets with their moving vans, clogging up the public transportation, blasting the melodious sounds of Waka Flocka Flame en route to house parties; the student invasion … Continue reading September 2014’s Best Listens
Ironically enough, this month's curated playlist of addictive, quintessential hip-hop jams starts off with a track that was released back in late June, by none other than J.K. The Reaper. Entitled "Fountain of Youth", J.K. energetically embraces his youth, his weirdness and the essence of a generation looking to simply have fun. It only seemed fitting … Continue reading In Steady Curation: August 2014
Okay, let me explain. Due to the confluence of world events, personal transitions and spotty internet, yes spotty, shitty RCN internet, the August edition is coming remarkably late for this newbie hip-hop blogger. AKA, a month late. Couple that with abnormally hefty professional commitments, and you’ve got a recipe for disaster when it comes to … Continue reading August 2014’s Best Listens
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