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...

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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 *

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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...

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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)

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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...

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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"
K
amau
I am conflicted
traveling the path of the...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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

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