Album Review, Emcee, Issues

Twenty Years Later: Illmatic

Story originally published on The 5th Element Magazine Spring/Summer 2014 Issue Do you remember Hip-Hop in 1994? Some key events may come to mind:  Warren G heralded the G-Funk era previously established by Dr. Dre, with his West Coast anthem, “Regulate.” Southern hip-hop flourished with OutKast’s debut and the release of Scarface’s The Diary . […]

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Emcee, New Music, Video

Peep This: KAMAU – “Hey Ya” (Cover)

For Outkast purists, “Hey Ya!” is likely to fall pretty close to bottom of the barrel within the Atlanta duo’s catalog. Which is rightfully so, with “Hey Ya!” as the outlier among Andre 3000 and Big Boi’s brand of funk, jazz and blues that passed itself as hip-hop, it’s as close to bubblegum as Andre […]

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Editor's Note: I'll See Y'all Later
Emcee, Fashion Lifestyle, Lifestyle

Editor’s Note: Stankonia Turns 15

October marks the 15 year anniversary of OutKast’s charismatic, genre-juggling, mind-bending, cosmic funk escapade – Stankonia. And you would think that I, a fan of OutKast since they were just two dope boys in a Cadillac crumblin’ herb, would have known this off the top of my head. Nope. The thought of this milestone for the album […]

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Emcee, Media

The Friday Five

  Are you currently at NoChella all because you’re BrokeChella?  No worries, just throw on this week’s Friday Five.  It highlights some of the hip-hop artists performing out in Indio this weekend.  I mean, turning this playlist up is practically like being at Coachella, minus all the Tumblr chicks running around in Indian headdresses and […]

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Lifestyle, Media

Body Rolls And Candy Hearts

Single or taken, this time of the year can be stressful for everyone. From making dinner reservations, ordering flowers, finding the right card, and so forth. Ya, this time of the year can make us feel some type of way…a way into our wallets. But if you and your bae are into the Valentine cliches […]

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Emcee, Events

The Outkast Effect: How Outkast can change Hip-Hop in 2014

It’s safe to say that Outkast has been on a media high as of late, and for good reason. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably aware that our favorite Southern rap duo is making a comeback, and the resulting media storm triggered by last week’s Coachella announcement seems to be proliferating social […]

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Events

Coachella Line-up Revealed

Cue the choir. Yesterday was the annual unveiling of this year’s Coachella line-up and lo and behold, the foreshadowing Coachella rumors were true: Big Boi and Andre 3000 are reuniting in the desert and that just might be reason enough to go. Here’s to the return of Southern rap as we remembered it via Outkast: […]

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Breakdancing, Emcee, Events

Outkast To Headline Coachella 2014

In news that almost caused my cranial to pop open in an explosion of fireworks and confetti, Outkast has been confirmed to reunite in 2014, starting with them headlining the Coachella festival next April.  Diddy’s Revolt TV confirmed the news, stating that Daddy Fat Sacks and Three Stacks will be getting together for a number […]

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Emcee, Media, Video

The Friday Five

Kendrick Lamar’s verse on Big Sean’s “Control” jolted the industry earlier this week and brought about a tremendous level of buzz that hasn’t been felt in hip hop for years.  The varied reactions and sparked debates were refreshing to a scene that’s needed a good wake up call for quite some time.  Amidst all the […]

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Issues

The Top 20 Summer BBQ Hip Hop Anthems

Okay, so you’ve got your grilling game right.  And yeah you’ve got a cooler full of cold drank.  And of course, you have all the homies coming through.  Cypher complete right?  Not quite, player.  Because what’s a summer bbq without the proper music to serve as the official soundtrack to it?  Now since we at […]

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