This week’s Tru Skool selection are inspired by intergalactic beats and/or space themes. Check them out and enjoy your Tuesday (or whatever day it may be)!!! Of course, i can’t do this post without following up with a jazz musician version… – Much Love I never get tired of this track or this album. It’s [...]
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8 May
Tru Skool Tuesday: For the Body & Soul
I recently decided to get back in shape. After falling off my exercise regimen, it’s time to get back on it! Aside from the physical benefits, i believe that eating healthy and taking care of my body helps me be more aware of the spiritual aspects of living. This collection of songs are speak to [...]
24 Apr
Tru Skool Tuesday: Satisfactory Props
I listen to a lot of music (duh statement of the century, right?), and sometimes i listen to music i don’t like all that much. After a period of immersing myself in a pool of music that is okay at best, i must baptize my ears in the songs that i consider my bar for [...]
27 Mar
Tru Skool Tuesday: Joe Budden Asks, “Who Killed Hip-Hop?”
Is hip hop dead? I don’t believe so. But rapper Joe Budden (among others) claims that it is. That being the case, he’s interested in a bigger question: who killed it? It’s an interesting piece, definitely worthy of some discussion. Check it out here and please feel free to share your opinions of both the [...]
13 Mar
Tru Skool Tuesday: VA & North Cackalacky
This post is inspired by two experiences: (1) a conversation i had with a dope turntablist named DJ Tapedeck Tunn who had me reminiscing about the “good ol’ days” of all-vinyl DJing and dope local hip hop (i had to tell stories about my hip hop heroes); and (2) a recent Redbull Music Academy session, [...]
21 Feb
Tru Skool Tuesday: Ms. Hill Doing Her Nina Simone
I heard THIS the other day and became suddenly overwhelmed with sadness. It may be selfish, but i NEED a new Lauryn Hill album in my life!!! As i wait for her to release some new music, i’m rocking this dope “Best of…” mix that Ms. Hill and J. Period put together. It features classic [...]
13 Feb
Brotha Onaci Presents: Radiant Souls Mixtape Vol. 2
Radiant Soul Selekta, Brotha Onaci, is back with another installment of positive hip hop! This time he’s teamed up with several “underground” artists from the U.S., Kenya, Germany, South Africa, Namibia, and Nigeria to liberate your earbuds. After you’ve enjoyed a few moments of audio abolition, check the artists websites, hit them up on Twitter, [...]
7 Feb
Tru Skool Tuesday: Dilla Day
Not many names excite hip hop heads the way “Dilla” does. Through his work with A Tribe Called Quest (ATCQ), Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu and his own group Slum Village, the producer’s name has become synonymous with legendary. Without knowing it, i became a J. Dilla fan when ATCQ’s “Stressed Out” hit the college radio [...]
10 Jan
Tru Skool Tuesday: Radiant Hip Hop Coming At’chya
About one year ago, several emcees and producers blessed me with a collection of hip hop that became my first long-standing internet mixtape! “Radiant Souls Mixtape Vol. 1“ was an instant “classic” (in my eyes, at least), both because of the diverse people who came together to create it, and the various ideas and forms musical [...]
13 Dec
Tru Skool Tuesday: He Is Slot-A
Peace & Blessings! This week’s Tru Skool pick comes from my guy, Slot-A. He’s been releasing tracks on the sneak tip (i.e. i somehow am just now finding out about these). I am hereby using this post to expose his work to the world! LOL. Jokes aside, enjoy the tracks on the brother’s bandcamp (my current [...]
