"It would be like me going to ['No Country for Old Men' author] Cormac McCarthy and going, 'I have an idea for a [sequel]: You write a book, and I'll write a movie, and you can release it. You'll win a Pulitzer; I'll win an Oscar. It'll be awesome. The attitude toward comic books, they show their ha...

It's live (like really live, in a club...) so not all the mixing is tight like on these fake-ass, Pro Tooled-do-death so-called 'mixtapes' but the music selection is pretty unf-ckwittable. Listen to it here. Get the tracklisting here. Online: DJ Zita | DJ Dmadness...

Jonathan Mannion Presumably won’t be on his album since it’s just labeled as unreleased. Mos Def - Boogie Man (DJ) The Ecstatic drops February 24th. Props to DJ Reflex & the L.A. Leakers. Previously: Quiet Dog | Brooklyn Go Hard + Casa Forte | Life In Marvelous Times Photo Credit: Jo...

U-N-I är en hiphopduo från Inglewood, California. Den består av Y-O och Thurzday, två glada killar (se omslag) som förutom sin musik har uppmärksammats för sitt intresse för sneakers. På deras myspace kan man läsa om hur originella de är som rappar om Nintendo 64 och livet ur ett fredligt...

Mos Def rocked the Highline Ballroom tonight (January 9th) and even played a few new album cuts from The Ecstatic. He opened with a verse over Jay’s “Brooklyn” beat and bodied it, rapping. He then repeats it when the beat fades out just so you know he’s back spitting. The sec...

In the Yay Area! Online: Pre-Sale Tickets | Sneakers Required website...

“Beyonce has the voice and she’s got the attitude,� declared the rap artist Akon at the Monday night premiere of Cadillac Records, a film about the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists in which Beyonce Knowles plays the blues singer Etta James. Curiously, the venue selected for the ...

Download Listener E-Mail C. Jordan basically says, "Fuck Mike Graham, and that  Nazi Daniel." Kevy Kev basically asks, "When yhall doin' live shows?" The Temper Twins send in their music Biggie - Movie Trailer [Link] Mos Def - Las Vegas Police Issue Arrest Warrent [Link] Lupe Fiasco -LupEND, his la...

Rewind 2002: I was still writing for random papers and mags. I was cheap, fast, but because most of the papers didn't pay that well, they let me cover pretty much whatever i wanted within certain perimeters. One gig i snagged was —looking back—more rumor than story: An all-star, all black rock b...

Today is Monday... I had a hard time getting up from the lowly cushion I call my bed. Mary was here for the weekend, I found a new ring tone, received Julia Nunes CD, and was disappointed. I really enjoy her covers but her personal songs not so much. I feel they lack lyrical depth, and I hope that's...