Week of APR 06
Can Sadat X Make Wine Hip-Hop?
Doug Mac | Rappers have sipped on gin and juice, St. Ides, Courvoisier, Alizé, Hpnotiq, Cristal, and, of course, sizzurp, but have seemingly never had much time for wine. Recent attempts to incorporate it into song have ranged from bumbling (Fabolous notes that his lady has "enough class for wine/still handle Patrón") to pshaw-worthy, such as that time Kanye was "beasting off the Riesling." Vino has long been thought the domain of uptight white folks, but a couple of years back, Sadat X l... Read More >>
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Interview: Rapper Max B Speaks from Jail
 April 06, 2011
"They found me guilty as an accomplice to murder and a co-conspirator for felony murder and robbery, which they had no proof of whatsoever." Max B is talking on the phone from Bergen County Prison in ... Read More >>
Top 10 Greatest Kool Keith Aliases
 April 05, 2011
Schizophrenic rap oddballs come no more intriguing than Kool Keith. With a catalogue over 50 different personas and aliases--whether it be the kinky cape-wearing Spankmaster or the very familial John ... Read More >>
MP3: Metallic Math Rockers Liturgy's "Generation"
 April 05, 2011
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Brooklyn black metal astral-projectors Liturgy have been the perfect blend of gut-grinding aggression and... Read More >>
Mike Watt on Napping, Beards, and D Boon
 April 04, 2011
To dig up some remotely negative bluster thrown at flannel-flyin,' bass-pluckin' Minutemen/fIREHOSE/Stooges punk-rock guru and super-nice dude Mike Watt is no small feat. Enter Watt's ol' SST Records ... Read More >>
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