I’m not sure why it never occurred to me that Express’ new mixtape, Higher Learning, was actually inspired by the movie. I guess because I never thought How To Be A Player was either. I listened to the lyrics of each song not knowing there was a deeper story behind them. So to become more enlightened I watched Higher Learning for
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Dirty & Nasty never cease to amaze me. The energy from their performances immerse through their EP titled Black Gold. My favorites are “WHOO!!!,” “All Black Everything,” “Just Me,” and “Voodoo (Benediction)“ featuring RIM, DoubleBe, Prophetik and Crazy8. “All black clothes match my all black mentality. All black shades like my afrocentric-ality.” Dirty & Nasty are rallying for a New Age
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South By Nice Kicks was probably the most fun showcase I attended during SXSW. It was the perfect mixture of free liquor, secondhand smoke and my pink-toed brethren. The music wasn’t too shabby either. Amidst some of my favorites including Roosh Williams and A.Dd+ was a young man by the name of Pell. Pell hit the stage performing some of
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The League Of Extraordinary G’z (which consists of C.O.D., Dred Skott and Southbound all hailing from Austin) partnered with Mr. Shane Eli to bring us The Plug EP that’s eight tracks full of dope lyrics and beats. Shane Eli has produced tracks for artists ranging from Diggy Simmons, Rittz and Tech N9ne to Earth, Wind & Fire. Shane also joined
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Gary, Gary, Gary! Whew! I hate that I never got to see this man perform when I was living in Austin (Gary’s hometown & my home away from home). He was in Houston on March 9th at Warehouse Live, but I was there to see Slaughterhouse perform. Needless to say I made a wrong decision that night. Amidst all the
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One Sunday afternoon I found myself with some free time & decided to sit my ass on the couch & watch Notorious. Then I remembered I downloaded Rhymes For Months: Trillogy, but I never listened to it so what better time than now? I could put Biggie on hold for Dante, just this once. My favorite tracks on this mixtape
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I had the honor to first see this duo perform at Hip Hop The Vote at Reggae Hut. The second time was at The East End Art Gallery. Dirty & Nasty are beyond live & very engaging. Their connection with each other is reminiscent of a Kid & Play vibe. The small intimate venues they perform at really emphasize their
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“Some Moe Funk” is my FAVORITE song on The Underdawgs From Undergravity. Undergravity is giving us a raw insight into double cup love & paying homage to Big Moe at the same [damn] time. Big Moe was a rapper in Houston & an original member of the Screwed Up Click. He passed away in 2007 from a heart attack. It’s speculated
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