Tell 'em why you mad, son! The Commission, Uncle Paulie, et al.... Do you know what beef is? What's beef? Beef is when the fans decide to go to sleep Beef is when your label says your profile's too discreet Beef is when rap hits YouTube Guaranteed to just be much ado... One more time What's beef? Be...

Yeah, me too. Only thing is, that post got zapped because it had two links to song downloads in it. You know, because you were likely, for example, to buy a two-minute skit about counting money made by an obscure Alabama rap group , and we just couldn't deprive anyone of all those sales. And, you kn...

Below, the year's best songs. But first, a few awards: Best Crazy Song by a Crazy Person - Cam'ron, "Bottom of the Pussy Hole" Was there ever any doubt about which song would win this award? The title and the Alexyss Tylor samples (NOT AT ALL SAFE FOR WORK. OR ANYONE, PROBABLY. AND NOTE THAT SHE'S T...

Mick Boogie presents Adele feat. Naledge of Kidz In The Hall - "First Love (Remot Remix)" [zshare stream/download mp3 link] From the Adele: 1988 mixtape dropping Wednesday. [via Mick Boogie]...

I red on a blog that rap duo Kidz in the hall, who are signed to Rawkus label is supporting Obama. These rappers need to wake up and focus on keeping the hip hop fans satisfied. The American dream is a nightmare for the most people of color. If there is any one successful man of color doing business...

Starks is not a likely guest at my mother's next feminist seder. Few are the days remaining before I give up my apartment, my job, and, ultimately, my life in New York. Soon I will be living at home (again, and just briefly) before moving to Missouri. In advance of my homecoming, I have been putting...

Bow down. Ladies and Gentleman, we have a new clubhouse leader for record of the year at the 1/3 mark. Kidz in the Hall's In Crowd is like a mid-90s rap orgy. And you know that works for me. The production knocks; the rhyming is on some Pharcyde shit. Just a monster of a throwback. I still owe y'all...

Another Chicago throwback hip hop group is burning us bare on playlists as of late, and they go by Kidz in the Hall.  The UPenn graduates are releasing their sophomore record, The In Crowd, and will be celebrating the release at S.O.B.'s downtown. If you like The Cool Kids, Kid Sister, et al., ...

Naledge is the name, Hustle is the crew. I'll get back into some more thoughtful music writing later this week, but for the time being, witness some stray ideas that have floated around in my mind during its daily immersion in the sonic soup I construct each morning on the train: - The Roots, "Black...

As you could likely imagine, I've had a lot of email to sort through during this protracted blog dereliction. Shall we? First...hottest shit of the year so far is Torae's Daily Conversation: Da Young Veteran flows nicely. And he's got some verses that make you nod in satisfaction. Plus, major dap fo...