Author Mark Harris

  Dreams tend to be the driving force for many people and their aspirations. For Skyzoo, it has been the driving force for his “Frisbee” type of lyricism. Yet, it is that same type of lyrical...

  We all know of that situation where the “sidekick” has to step up and shine on their own. Well, that is what is happening to Big Sant. Known as Big Krit’s right hand man, Sant had to...

  Robert Glasper has to be the biggest musical surprise for 2012. Not to be taken lightly, the jazz musician may have put together arguably the best R&B album of 2012. Those in the know...

  This present moment serves as the moment of truth. Kendrick Lamar has his official Aftermath/Interscope release out for mass consumption. Many worried that Kendrick would waver too far left for...

  Anybody that knows of/understands Brother Ali knows that he puts his heart and soul into his music. Yet, he had to take a break to focus on his personal life. Sometimes, you have to do that to...

  People could never let Blu and Exile rest after the creation of Below The Heavens. Instead of giving in, they both went to do their own separate things. Blu just kept creating at the praise, and...

  Mikkey Halsted is one of those artists that is better than people let on. Once affiliated with Cash Money Records, he did plenty of behind the scenes work. However, it never materialized in him...

  Talib Kweli is probably known for his prolific nature. Instead of waiting on his career to restart or mess around with major labels (as of late), he opted to be independent. Is he moving a whole...

  Freddie Gibbs has established himself as his own entity. Just because he is signed to Young Jeezy doesn’t mean he has rested on his laurels. He has his own clique (Str8 Slammin’) and is also...

  Skyzoo is probably one of the underground’s most criminally slept on. With his version of dense lyricism drenched in a Brooklyn flow, he makes much use of the English language. Releasing...

  After Conversational Lush, I was pretty much hooked on Elle Varner. It would make sense if you heard the powerful voice behind such songs as “Only Wanna Give It To You” and “Refill”....

    Beautiful (adj): having beauty; having qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind.   Rapsody had been...

  Logorrhea is defined as the excess flow of words. This word, logorrhea, has been commonly used to define the rhyme schemes Aesop Rock uses. My response to that is: whatever. True, as an artist, he is...

  Rick Ross is a polarizing hip hop figure: hate him or love him. People that don’t care for him go back to his checkered past in the streets (or lack thereof). People that love him talk of his...

  Many fans in hip hop have awaited this album since media outlets spoke about it months ago. Rumored collaborations, song titles, and even album names circulated the internet. Once people started...

  John Rosenfeld is just a regular guy. Numonics, however, is not a regular producer. In order to give a fresh perspective (and use technology), we decided to have our convo over Skype. Plus, he...

I work to avoid these type of lists, yet I’m going to do one anyway.     Why? To hell with it, that’s why. I need to show that, sometimes, I can make a list and stick with it. Also,...

  Frank Ocean is now one of the most talked about artists for reasons outside of his music. In recent history, he had a moment of “coming out of the closet”. Now being referred to as...

  One look at the artwork of this CD and there is a guarantee people will get it confused. The “pagan” imagery will have many taken aback. John Graham does not concern himself. His concern is...

  Many people in America have misconceptions about African Americans and tattoos. Some look at our body art as odd or eccentric. Others see all of the emcees becoming more “tatted up” as a...

In the previous article, there was a discussion about what makes S.L. Jones who he is. Musically, he is an artist that wants to establish his own sound. This drove him to work with DJ Burn One. Carving out...

Dom Kennedy is one of those artists that makes the music he wants to make. Usually with carefree lyrics, many either love his stuff or avoid it. His lyrics are simple, yet not totally dumbed down. His flow...

  The Harlemite known for plenty of kush smoke and Rugby flavor is back with more music. Never really taking a break, he has had four or five releases in the span of a year and a half. Then again,...

  Tito Lopez is your regular anomaly. Hailing from Gulfport, Mississippi, he tends to not sound southern. Although he is signed to Capitol Records, his biggest song to date is “Mama Proud”. As...