Remember when Nas was just a baby MC? Illmatic was released almost 20 years ago, and here he comes again with a flow you can’t deny. Nas has been ranked as high as #4 on lists of the greatest MCs, and his new album, Life is Good is an exercise in emotional recovery and acceptance. Cherry Wine is simple and smooth with [...]
The time has come. We gotta expand, the whole operation, distribution. New York, Chicago, LA. We gotta set our own mark…” I always like to look for inspiration in weird places and its crazy how a certain event or relationship can make you more determined than ever. This life game has a certain knack for [...]
I’m late, but I’m here, and feeling especially blessed this time around. Sorry sample fiends for the delayed fix, but this weekend has been dedicated thus far to the presence of a new life in my world, my niece Maggie Elaine. The music “game” tends to occupy my entire thinking sometimes and obscures my perspective [...]
In conversations amongst hip-hop purists, you will consistently hear Nas’ Illmatic near the top of people’s lists. I’m certainly not knocking the undeniable classic that it is, but It Was Written was always my favorite Nas album, largely because of my obsession with “The Message”. It was my Wu-Tang tape that introduced me to hip-hop, [...]
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