Seven G.E.M.S. are Tragic Allies and Tragedy Khadafi. I was unaware of Tragic Allies' existence until I understood "The Purpose of Confidence", a slick throwbac... Read More...
Italian hip-hop has always always been a little special. One peculiarity are its historically close ties to the centri sociali ('social centers'), self-governed... Read More...
It's time for Tree City to branch out again. The latest album to land on fertile soil and take root is the self-titled "Drapetomania," a word with a disturbing... Read More...
Chicago rapper Tremaine "Tree" Johnson grew up in the notorious (and now demolished) Cabrini-Green projects in Chicago. After dabbling in the crack game as a t... Read More...
Despite all the criticism he's received over his career for his nonsensical lyrics and poor albums, I have to admit that I've always quite liked Cappadonna. No... Read More...
My first encounter with Spectac occurred a long time ago. In 1993, an unknown group from South Carolina called "Da Phlayva" released their one and only album c... Read More...