It’s Been A Long Time: EPMD and Rakim Live at SummerStage
I wore out EPMD’s Strictly Business cassette tape in my car. So much that there was no writing on either side of the tape and I had to write with […]
Category Archives: 90’s Hip Hop
Big Ups with J-Zone
Queens own J-Zone talks diggin’ at the Jersey diner, Jamaican fish patties, Kool & the Gang and more Continue Reading
Lyrics to Go: ATCQ Documentary Opens in NYC
A few records from the FMF Tribe collection Ever since the announcement of Michael Rapaport’s documentary of seminal Hip Hop group A Tribe Called Quest had been public, people have […]
M fasis aka Crack Beats: Adventures in Dreamville
Close to 15 years ago, I was a co-owner of a store in Red Bank, NJ called Soul Sauce. It was a place where a lot of people gathered. From […]
Tonight in NYC: Flea Market Funk vs. The Ace Hotel
Here we go again folks, but instead of having a single night spread a few months apart and opening up for Q-Tip, I’ll be flying solo on Fridays the whole […]
With a Little Bit of Gold and A Pager: The Midnight Eez
The older days of the music industry used to be so simple. A chance run in on the street with a producer or DJ was the equivalent of Twitter, Tumblr, […]
This Just In: Flea Market Funk Invades the Ace Hotel NYC
After a little hiatus, I’ll be back for the month of June (every Friday night from 8 ’til 2am) over at the Ace Hotel in New York City. This place […]
Happy Birthday Roc Raida
“To all you trendy DJs asking who Roc Raida is…sell your turntables, Serato box, latop, and disappear.” – J. Rocc Yes it has been almost 2 years since Grandmaster Roc […]
A Tape Called Expensive?
Lots of A Tribe Called Quest in the news lately, and since the screening of ATCQ documentary here in NYC, there has been a lot of stuff on the internet […]
Beats, Rhymes and Strife???
Low End Theory was my shit. Period. I love every Tribe record though and I know I’m not the only fan out there who does. I once went to see […]
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