“A Christmas Fucking Miracle,” video directed by Joey Garfield, got Mr. Killums rising out of the Jesus’ baby basket. The latest Run The Jewels video features Killer Mike rapping as Scrooge and El-P is Tiny Tim. …
Month: December 2013
Directed by Darren Romanelli, the video for Kendrick Lamar’s “Sing About Me (Part 1)” features artist Eddie Peake painting a mural representing the real life kids that lost their lives in an untimely manner. This song is a critical moment in the album where Lamar is letting each character speak through his pen. Lamar spits the last verse acapella standing in front of the mural. Seems like this is the only rapper that can’t do no wrong. Everyone rightfully embraces him. …
Rick Ross suplexed this track. “The devil is lie!” His intonation on the hook is cinematic and it’s hella catchy. Nice play on “lie” and “alive.” The former correctional officer turn poet turn gangsta rapper is nice, but sometimes his over indulgent price tag rhymes become less interesting when they become too vague or gimmicky. What keeps them fresh on this banger is their internal rhymes and word play. He goes from brand dropping to internal rhymes and double entendres. …
This is an interview KRS One did recently in Switzerland, conducted by johnSF88. He talks about Hip-Hop’s ancient origins, knowledge of self, the current state of Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop in corporate environments, and new ideas that he’s currently spearheading. He asks Hip-Hop heads to question him, and not take him at his word, it’s his “Philosophy.” You gotta check it out to see if it matches your’s (gnosis/scientific). Me personally, KRS talks here about free education being important (I concur) but he mentions this …
Floridian artist and humanitarian activist Swoon has a show, “Motherlands” that just opened at Galerie LJ. MizLiz via Fecal Face shot this video interview of her talking about the concept behind “Motherlands.” The visuals look like sort of a compilation from her past shows. That’s not a bad thing if you really hate seeing a great contemporary artist whose work speaks to modern times from a progressive perspective. This lady has went all city in multiple cities many times over. More …
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