And The Winner Is…
March… It’s that time of the month (no not like that), but for bracket projections, lower seed upsets, and cinderella stories (George Mason anyone?). As with every year around this time, the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament begins and CBS rules the tube with games. By now I’m sure your brackets are completely filled out [...]
The Devil Wears Business Suits
Being an individual on the pursuit for a career in the music industry, I often find articles like this to be very intriguing. Said article is a posting from industry powerhouse Wendy Day and her blog site The Day Report about the ills of 360 deals, which are becoming the standard for record label deals [...]
Statik Selektah|100 Proof (The Hangover)
Anybody that knows my preferred preference when it comes to the genre of Hip-Hop/Rap music knows I care more for the underground scene than the mainstream/commercial that dominates radio and television. Underground Hip-Hop/Rap has always had a special place in my heart, maybe for the fact that many of the artists and music are relatively [...]
Fashawn|Boy Meets World
When I heard a sample of Fashawn’s debut album Boy Meets World back in October of last year, I immediately purchased a copy on iTunes and started writing a review for the album. Unfortunately I got sidetracked from that review and never completed it, but an album the quality of Boy Meets World deserves the [...]
2009 Man Of The Year: Jay-Z
In 2008 it couldn’t be denied by anybody that it was the year of Weezy. With the release of his sixth album Tha Carter III, which saw accolades such as one million first week sales (3x Platinum to date), Grammy awards for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song (“Lollipop”), and Best Rap Solo Performance (“A [...]
Rakim|The Seventh Seal
Any Hip-Hop enthusiast, “Hip-Hop head”, or casual listeners should almost immediately recognize the name Rakim in connection with the genre of Hip-Hop music and its history. Rakim’s trail in Hip-Hop music is one that
SpeakerHead: Sean Price|Kimbo Price: The Prelude To Mic Tyson
Damn, I can’t believe it’s been four months since my last Boomin’ System entry back in July with Blaq Poet’s Tha Blaqprint album. I guess now is a better time than ever then to drop something new with the recent slowness
Black Star|Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star [1998]
In looking at the past Classic Material entries I was very surprised to see that this album wasn’t included in the listing. An album that did more for Hip-Hop’s reconstruction on the eve of the deaths of
Skyzoo|The Salvation
Given the current state of Hip-Hop music in 2009, a resurgence of “real” Hip-Hop music and return to the lyricism as heard on classic albums of the 90’s has been seen with recent releases like Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… PT II, KRS-One & Buckshot’s Survival Skills, and Marco Polo & Torae’s Double Barrel.
Various Artists|Music Inspired By More Than A Game [OST]
More Than A Game tells the story of now NBA superstar LeBron James and his fellow teammates during their high school years at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. It follows the team’s journey of trials and tribulations to the eventual success of a high school basketball national title in 2003
