hip-hop

Song of the Day: Boogie Down Productions “Illegal Business”

Boogie Down Productions‘ “Illegal Business” was an early entrée in KRS-One‘s shift from gangsta to socially conscious hip-hop.

We present this Spotify Shocktober playlist for your listening pleasure!

Categories: Blog, disco, garage rock, hip-hop, indie, old-school, psychedelic, punk, R&B, rock, spooky Tags: shocktober, song of the day, spotify

MC ADE samples the main theme from John Carpenter‘s seasonal horror classic, Halloween, for this bumping early Miami bass hip-hop track.

Pioneering rap trio Whodini throw a Halloween party that was wild even by ’80s standards.

“Hihache” is a funk onslaught from Lafayette Afro Rock Band that had a second life as one of the most heavily-sampled songs in ’90s hip-hop.

Categories: Blog, funk, hip-hop, music, R&B, Song of the Day Tags: breaks, funk, hip-hop, Lafayette Afro Rock Band, music, R&B, song of the day

DMV rap notable Adé slipped a sweet dancefloor heater into his impressive major label debut EP this year.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, music, Song of the Day Tags: Adé, Fatman Scoop, Phonte, song of the day

DJ Stylus returns to the open air patio at the Eighteenth Street Lounge this Friday.

Categories: afrobeat, afropop, Blog, funk, hip-hop, house, House, jazz-funk, Latin, music, R&B, soul

Little Brother reunites with a sound at once familiar and improved. North Carolina’s most important rap group has long time fans rejoicing.

Neneh Cherry‘s big breakthrough came with “Buffalo Stance” which established her as an important feminist voice in the late ’80s rap scene.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, music, Song of the Day Tags: hip-hop, music, Rap, rap Neneh Cherry, song of the day

Pioneering DC hip-hop veteran Priest Da Nomad returns with a reflection on new D.C. and gentrification.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, music, Song of the Day Tags: DC hip-hop, hip-hop, Priest Da Nomad, Rap, song of the day