The first thing that came into my mind when I listened to "Native Sun" was Public Enemy's "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back". The musical style is not comparable, but the impact it had on me is. Ghanaian-American hip hop artist Samuel …… more

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The world needs a new Hip Hop duo, apparently Statik Selektah and Termanology are eligible candidates for this position. Their album "Statik Selektah & Termanology are 1982" is like chicken soup for the Hip Hop soul. And sometimes this is all …… more

Pay attention to the safety instructions, even if you are a frequent flyer. Because this is a catapult take off. The very first song "25th Hour" (with a sample of Nas' "One Love" and produced by DJ Premier) is a total killer, and with the following …… more

What happens when Sydney based producer Ashley Anderson aka Katalyst and Curtis Mayfield reincarnation Steve Spacek come together to make music? Surely something amazing: The result is called "Soul:Fi", an innovative Hip Hop Soul fusion album with …… more

Intelligent extraterrestrial beings (also known as aliens) have visited earth, and brought the origins of human cultures, technologies and religions. That's how writers like Erich von Däniken describe Ancient Astronauts. Well, Kabanjak & Dogu …… more

In 2009, Kid Cudi has been one of the most promising newcomers of American Hip Hop music. With his first mixtape “A Kid Named Cudi”, “The Cudder” as he likes to call himself, raised the attention of rapper and producer Kanye West, who signed him on …… more

I don’t want to write an essay about whether sampling is stealing or not. The sampling technology has revolutionised contemporary music and therefore provided the basis for whole new music genres. Chiddy Bang, a Hip Hop duo from Philadelphia, base …… more

Most people thought the band N*E*R*D had died a long time ago. But as their band name says, “No one ever really dies” - N*E*R*D, aren’t dead at all. And the concept-trio from Virginia Beach is back with an ingenious fourth studio album, filled with …… more