TIRM: ARCHIVES 2007

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may 2007

	FEATURES Interviews Sa-Ra The Creative Partners Who Is Eric Roberson Interview by LadyGrace World Watch Tasha's World London, UK The 9th Degree Hip Hop 101: 9th talks about the class that he teaches	The Jazz Survivor Series Robert Glasper Making jazz relevant Legend Parliament-Funkadelic The meaning of funk	REVIEWS Eric Roberson Left Sa-Ra The Hollywood R... Vikter Duplaix Bold And Beautiful Anthony Hamilton Southern Comfort Wynton Marsalis From The Plantat...	T.I.R.M. CERTIFIED CLASSIC O.C. Word...Life LISTEN UP Tanya Morgan Moonlighting VIDEOS Macy Gray "Finally Made Me Happy" Aaradhna "I Love You Too" Sa-ra "Feel The Bass"	LYRICS "Nightwalkers" Iron Mics Picture this, threat of loss resistance got little child... NEXT UP Mac The Menace Every once in a while an emcee comes along who is talented and dynamic enough to escape the requisite labels given to most...
Sara

april 2007

	FEATURES Interviews Musiq Soulchild "Giving The People What They Want" Who knew that ... Who Is Alice Smith In late February, I had the pleasure of... World Watch Somi A daughter of the New African world... The 9th Degree 9th Wonder "The Rise of The South"	Legend Kool Moe Dee is the Father of the greatest emcees.... Jazz Survivor Art Blakey happens to be one of the few older jazz...	REVIEWS Luvanmusiq Musiq Soulchild Ruff Draft J Dilla Mind Control Stephen Marley Popular Demand Black Milk T.I.R.M. CERTIFIED CLASSIC Soul Food Goodie Mob LISTEN UP Band Of Gypsys Jimi Hendrix	LYRICS "Waiting On The World To Change" John Mayer Me and all my friends We're all misunderstood* They say we stand for nothing and There's no way we ever could * NEXT UP Aardhana The world is about to discover the soulful charm of singer and songwriter Aaradhna.
Music Soulchild

march 2007

	FEATURES Who Is: Georgia Anne Muldrow Making music outside of the box World Watch: K'naan A look at the man and his mission The 9th Degree 9th Wonder The reasons behind the Little Brother break up and more... Click here to watch the video Legend: Gil Scott Heron too sharp, too honest, too forthright	Jazz Survivors: Wynton Marsalis' Black Codes The Death Of The Group A look at the trend of going the solo route Charting The Death Of Groups The Law: Conspiracy Theory	REVIEWS Afro Samurai Rza Jesus Price Supastar Sean Price It Can Happen To Anyone Elisabeth Withers Chrome Children Volume 2 Various T.I.R.M. CERTIFIED CLASSIC Check Your Head Beastie Boys LISTEN UP Teedra Moses Complex Simplicity	LYRICS "When The Gun Draws" Pharoahe Monch Would the new method of murda be arson or fire bombs if the cost of a single bullet was more than a firearm... NEXT UP Anonamas Taking hip hop/R&B down an unmarked trail
Georgia Anne Muldrow

february 2007

	FEATURES Q&A Talib Kweli talks to us about artistic freedom... Legend: J Dilla Feb. 7 1974-Feb. 10 2006 A tribute Who Is: Ladybug Mecca An upclose interview w/Lady Grace Musicology The 7 Greatest Producers of Hip Hop’s Modern Era Music Dude breaks...	The 9th Degree 9th Wonder Q&A with the super producer Click to watch full video World Watch: Tumi and The Volume Live from S.Africa (Vid) The Jazz Survivors Series: Vol. 2 Wayne Shorter...	REVIEWS Liberation Talib Kweli & Madlib Not Too Late Norah Jones Expressions Dudley Perkins Twi-Life Marcus Strick... T.I.R.M. CERTIFIED CLASSIC Slum Village Fan-tas-tic Vol. 1 LISTEN UP Jaylib Champion Sound J Dilla and Madlib, a heavy duo	LYRICS "Lone Soldier" Black Ice My father always.... (Video) NEXT UP School of Beats What happens when...
Talib Kweli

january 2007

	FEATURES Musicology Bridge Music We're in a new era where artists are embarking on a journey that is ... Who Is? Janelle Monae Interview conducted by: Lady Grace From Alternative Soul Cafe... World Watch The Buena Vista Social Club Less a band than an assembl.... Legend James Brown Other than maybe Miles' Live-Evil , James Brown...	REVIEWS "True Magic" Mos Def Mos Def is one of music’s most... "Hip Hop Is Dead" Nas The album’s title is a bold, yet obvious... "Back To Black" Amy Winehouse Pain has such an intriguing melody.... "More Fish" Ghostface Killah The title More Fish implies some sort of continuation...	LYRICS "The Globe Holderz" Wise Intelligent The diamond dealers, limb choppers... NEXT UP Zaki Ibrahim Twenty-five years, four continents, and several generations in the making... The Good People consisting of The Saint (Producer) and Emskee (Emcee), is...
"Hip Hop Is Dead" Nas

december 2006

	FEATURES Musicology "Back In The Day" Hmmm. Moments ago, I sat down trying to... Who Is? Amel Larrieux An urban chanteuse by birth, the bi-coastal Amel. World Watch Bai Kamara Jr describes his music as having "a basis in soul... Legend Otis Redding, Jr. 1941-1967 Born in Dawson, Georgia...	REVIEWS "Kingdom Come" Jay-Z "Between Frends" Tamia "Atlantis" K-os "School Was My Hustle" Kidz In The Hall	LYRICS "Ballad Of Noah" Kamau I am conflicted traveling the path of the... NEXT UP Jazmin Sullivan At the age of 19, musical prodigy and accompl.. Unorthadox Creativity is defined as the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules...
"Between Frends" Tamia

november 2006

	FEATURES Musicology The New Millenni Ten What's the most demeaning way to shut.. Who Is? Raheem Devaughn Every songwriter worth his weight in ... World Watch Blue King Brown is a band for your hips, heart and head. The ... Legend Stevie Wonder Steveland Judkins was born prematur...	REVIEWS "Once Again" John Legend "Impossible Mission" De La Soul "Hi-Teknology 2" Hi-Tek "Soldier To Soldier" Stic.man & Young Noble	LYRICS "Rain Don't Last" Hope Could it be the worlds' grown colder Maybe I'm... NEXT UP Khalil Unusual to say the least, Khalil ( Ismail Daugherty) never grew... Intense Intense grew up in both, the Frankford and Feltonville sections of...
"Rain Don't Last" Hope

october 2006

	FEATURES Q&A Stic-Man of Dead Prez Lyrical, political, socially conscious... Who Is? Gaelle Ever since Gaelle Adisson broke through in the late 1990s with... World Watch Les Nubians "Music is every moment... Legend Bob Marley Reggae's most transcend...	REVIEWS "Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor" Lupe Fiasco "Mr. Brown" Sleepy Brown "Red Clay Chronicles" Anthony David "Something's Terribly Wrong" Epitome	LYRICS Mos Def "Katrina Clap" God save these streets, One dollar per... NEXT UP Perfecto It's 2006, records sales at an all-time... Havana Havana’s story begins in the early 80's...
Stic-Man of Dead Prez

september 2006

	FEATURES Versus Maxwell Vs. D'angelo Two of the leaders of the neo-soul... Who Is? Jean Grae With a talent level that's often compared to Lauryn Hill... Legend John Coltrane A legend amongst legends, John William..	REVIEWS "Idlewild" Outkast "Game Theory" The Roots "The Shining" J Dilla "Retro Blackness" Gary Taylor	LYRICS Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" I remember when, I remember, I remember... NEXT UP Access Immortal Twenty something Access Immortal has ... Completion These two wordsmiths do not have a problem w/waving the flag of the...
"Game Theory" The Roots

august 2006

	FEATURES World Watch Zap Mama When worlds collide musically they tend to produce ... Who Is? Little Brother "North Carolina's most... Legend Nina Simone Dr. Nina Simone, considered a landmark in...	REVIEWS "In My Mind" Pharrell "The Healing" Strange Fruit Project "Feedback" Jurassic 5 "Yell Fire" Michael Franti	LYRICS Goapele "Change It All" They're closing all the schools down* Some teacher... NEXT UP Epitome With hip-hop in dire need of a new soul, Ced "Tha Arch Bishop" & Maza "The... Shu What do you do when two challenging opportun...
Zap Mama

july 2006

	FEATURES Q&A: Sweet Honey In The Rock 33 years, more than a dozen wo... Who Is? Gnarls Barkley Who the hell is Gnarls Barkley? ... Legend Donny Hathaway How can some one whose career lasted for such a...	REVIEWS "Corinne Bailey Rae" Corinne Bailey Rae "Testimony Vol. 1" India Arie "Morning" Amel Larrieux Reviews "Confidential" M-1	LYRICS Talib Kweli "Ms. Hill" I wish I could talk to Lauryn I mean excuse me, Ms. Hill*... NEXT UP Meleni Smith "You have to take the music that makes you feel good...
Sweet Honey In The Rock