Ralph MacDONALD – Jam On The Groove
R.I.P. Ralph MacDonald 1944-2011 This weekend, we lost another great musician, Ralph MacDONALD. Ralph was a great drummer and percussionist, and I have to admit, every time I see a […]
R.I.P. Ralph MacDonald 1944-2011 This weekend, we lost another great musician, Ralph MacDONALD. Ralph was a great drummer and percussionist, and I have to admit, every time I see a […]
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I was going to put this up on Friday, but since the story about Jonathan Toubin broke, I thought that helping a fellow DJ in need was a little more […]
When I go digging for records, I usually get up early. It seems that the earlier I got up, the earlier some of my digging nemesis’ would do the same. […]
I tell you what, Ma Dukes aka Maureen Yancey has to be the hardest working Hip Hop Mom in history. More than a year ago she announced that a posthumous […]
Out of Akron, OH we have the documentary Troubled (A Story of Truth), which chronicles Iad (pronounced ee-Yad) Carson aka Truth, a mid-twenties father of three, who is trying to […]
Hot Damn ho here we go again! If you thought that the Hot Peas and Butta Crew were just about spinning records (and dropping heat), well you are partially right. […]
I’m happy to announce our winner for the Flea Market Funk x Cultures of Soul contest. It was none other than David Lerner from Columbia, MD, who correctly identified Brother […]
This week’s Live Ace Hotel Mix is all about the Strap, aka the champion’s belt (of beats). We have some heat from Illadelph and the Roots, remixed by the Beatminerz […]
My other passion besides music is food. Over the last few years I have gotten into cooking, and love to get into the kitchen deep, just like the crates, and […]