Roddy Rod’s at it again
The newest incarnation of his Cuba After Market project. Next installment to hit iTunes on Nov. 27, 2009. And of course, the first single’s been kragenoff. Did you catch the Vibe Conductor cameo? And then…
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The new P.U.T.S. album is a winner
People Under The Stairs – “Carried Away”. Cop that. *throws up dubs* “Beer” got me chuckling.
On its way to mastering
Cop This: Kev Brown – Random Joints
Available through all the usual online outlets. We gave the record a test drive on WPFW last week.
Soul Controllers & Uprock (UK) open Hip-Hop Theater Fest, Mon. 6/6
LiL SoSo Productions and The Soul Controllers welcome DJ Toprock from the UK’s Uprock Recordings for a special edition of the Main Ingredient kicking off the 2009 Hip-Hop Theater Festival. July 6, 2009 9 PM…
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Return To Decipher
See what I did there? Anyway, after the spring pledge drive, I did a bit of traveling so I haven’t been on the show for a while. Here’s where I make it up to everyone.…
DJ Stylus at Instrumental – London, Sun 5/24
Instrumental late Bank Holiday Special.. 30 Years of this Hip Hop music… May 24, 2009 8pm – 3am The Westbury 34 Kilburn High Rd London, UK cover: £5 Uprock Recordings Sound System DJ Pogo Pursuit…
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Pretty Flaco and the Saga of Casa Forte
Mos Def is about to bust us all upside our collective nuggets with this new record. Quiet Dog is already banoodles. Now there’s this joint: As soon as the first stanktastic bar kicked in, I…
Maybe there’s hope for the youngsters
Just now getting hip to Nyle. Nyle “Let The Beat Build” from Nyle on Vimeo. Reminds me of jumping into the U Street scene with my peers 15 years ago, with all that earnestness and…
Res with E44 & DJ Stylus, Thurs 4/23
I’ve hinted here and there about this jazz project I’ve been involved in. The cat’s officially out of the bag now. Check out the myspace page for E44 and give a listen to our EP…
Soul Controller archives: Mad Skillz live in ’95
From the days of Champion sweatshirts, backpacks and ciphers that went for hours comes this blast from the past straight out of the WMUC archives of the Soul Controller wayback machine. O.G. Soul Controller “The…
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The best hip-hop album of 2009: Diamond District
GET IT NOW! As I was listening to this, I felt a strong urge to don a Madness hat, some Nike boots and walk up and down Georgia Ave drop kicking wack rappers in the…
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