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Computers, software and even cell phones have radically altered our relationship to mass culture and technology, providing consumers with the tools to become producers, or "remixers," of their own media. Read More

After packing the national stadium for performances in their home country of Sierra Leone and contributing music to the Academy Award-nominated film Blood Diamond, African superstars Bajah & the Dry Eye Crew are poised to conquer the global airwaves with their international debut album (due out in fall 2009) and their unique sound, which blends the swagger and funk of hip-hop, the passion and energy of dancehall, and the socially conscious vibe of reggae. Read More

Dolan doesn't pick fights with other rappers. Read More

A duo thoroughly steeped in hip-hop accolades, the Minnesota-based duo Eyedea and Abilities have returned with their brand new album "By The Throat", out on Rhymesayers Entertainment (home to Atmosphere, Brother Ali, P.O.S et al). Their first album since the breakout 2004 release "E&A", "By The Throats songs range from intensely personal topics to the more esoteric (quantum mechanics). The end result is leaps and bounds beyond what MC Eyedea is perhaps best known for, his prowess as a battle rapper (winner of HBO's Blaze Battle, Scribble Jam and several others). Read More

A duo thoroughly steeped in hip-hop accolades, the Minnesota-based duo Eyedea and Abilities have returned with their brand new album " By The Throat" , out on Rhymesayers Entertainment (home to Atmosphere, Brother Ali, P.O.S et al). Their first album since the breakout 2004 release " E&A" , " By The Throat" 's songs range from intensely personal topics to the more esoteric (quantum mechanics). Read More

A duo thoroughly steeped in hip-hop accolades, the Minnesota-based duo Eyedea and Abilities have returned with their brand new album " By The Throat ", out on Rhymesayers Entertainment (home to Atmosphere, Brother Ali, P.O.S et al). Their first album since the breakout 2004 release "E&A", "By The Throats songs range from intensely personal topics to the more esoteric (quantum mechanics). The end result is leaps and bounds beyond what MC Eyedea is perhaps best known for, his prowess as a battle rapper (winner of HBO's Blaze Battle, Scribble Jam and several others). Read More

To me, this is indie hip hop's OK Computer . Read More

Day 2 dawned earlier than most probably wanted it to...once the vein-in-the-temple pounding of the utterly amazing Jesus Lizard set had subsided, it was time to hang out with friends over a beer and a smoke, then slowly shuffle off to bed (or in my case, the ~10 minute drive to the Raleigh, which had a chain-link entrance fence manned 24 hours a day...I am still trying to figure out the need for such vigilant security for a dilapidated hotel complex). Read More