This past September the 17th in Leimert Park, we did something special. For those who weren't there to witness, here's a little reflection on something ill (yes, pun intended) that you missed. We teamed up with the homie and one of LA's omnipresent music figures, VerBs, and took over his almost legendary monthly hip-hop open mic showcase he founded (along with more...
Day 2 found me gripping a bottle of Hennessy right before I got wrist-banded up and stepped behind the gates into the wilderness that is Rock The Bells. After grinding the graveyard shift after Day 1, I needed some very fine cognac to set the event off right after arriving to the venue in the afternoon. I missed checking out Danny Brown, Freddie Gibbs and Rapsody more...
Artist: Stan Forbee Album: Jazz Sessions Released: July 30, 2013 Since the early days of Hip Hop's musical development, Jazz has always been one of its primary sources for samples and inspiration. In exchange, Jazz throughout the years has been deeply influenced by the culture and sounds of the Hip Hop movement. The two genres have danced in synergy since the more...
Artist: Jay Z Album: Magna Carta Holy Grail Released: July 4, 2013 The numbers are on the scoreboard. Ask Samsung. Even though Billboard cried foul, well fuck it. Money talks and you know Hova speaks that fluent. Whether he's managing ball players or just balling out in the Hamptons, you know to always expect ocean's 11 from the originator of the more...
Behold, Hip Hop aficionados - it is officially Rock The Bells Season! With the buzzing excitement upon the release of the line-up, it's not a question of who's going to Rock the Bells, it’s who isn't? From Wu-Tang Clan and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, veteran rhymers representing the Golden Era of Hip Hop, to up and coming rappers such as Big K.R.I.T. and Tyler the more...
David Sabastian is a fucking phenom & I’m not the only one who thinks so, he has a pretty high opinion of himself and rightly so. He has accomplished in Twenty One years what some people seek out to do in their whole lives. A couple weeks back I threw a party in celebration of my 25th birthday. David’s right hand man… or woman Miliana Gardener reached out to me more...
