Tag Archives: hip hop

Yeezy Taught Me: How Kanye & The Roots Make Live Hip Hop Work

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Sam Behrens

Sam Behrens expounds upon the nuances of live hip hop, and what Eminem and Kanye can — and can’t — teach you about the art of performance.
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Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged eminem, hip hop, Jimmy Fallon, Kanye West, Live Hip Hop, the roots | Leave a comment

Dionysian Trap Muzik

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Christian N. Kerr

Christian Kerr examines the violent and economically-biased cultural forces that have inspired trap music and considers the larger issue of just who has a right to analyze this music. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Music | Tagged Chief Keef, Christian Kerr, coolio, culture, Doe B, hip hop, journalism, Music, music criticism, notorious b.i.g., rap, T.I., trap muzik | 5 Comments

Power Trio: Mark Brooks’ Three Smoking Grooves for the Rhythmic Insomniac

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Joe Daly

To blow off steam, acclaimed director Mark Brooks moonlights as DJ for L.A.’s scorching hot synth pop duo, Night Club. He offers up three of his go-to tracks for turning late night insomnia into a one-man dance party. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adult swim, danzig, Disco, heavy metal, hip hop, House, infinity ink, laid back, Mark Brooks, metalocalypse, mirwais, moonbeam city, Music, Night Club | 10 Comments

Kanye West’s Confederate Flag Swag, and the New Slaves

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Christian N. Kerr

Ever the provocateur, Kanye West is an audacious musician and public figure. Christian N. Kerr ruminates on one of the hip-hops artist’s most recent controversies — his appropriation of the Confederate Flag as fashion statement — and how his audience might be the new slaves of consumerism. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Confederate Flag, hip hop, Kanye West, New Slaves, Yeezus | 4 Comments

Power Trio: The 3 Best Songs For Parental Rebellion

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Whitney Collins

The wheels on the bus can only go round and round so many times before you have to pimp that ride. Continue reading →

Posted in Power Trio, Saturday Music | Tagged errant parent, Heart, hip hop, Music, parenting, Pink Floyd, rebellion, rock stars, Snoop Dogg | 5 Comments

Corporate Sagging

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Friends of The Weeklings

Jon Methven’s Wall Street tale reveals more about the finance industry than most of us wanted to know. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture | Tagged banking, hip hop, Occupy Wall Street, sagging | Leave a comment