Evolution of an Outlook
The first time I saw the Palestinian hip-hop group D.A.M. was in 2005, when they did their first gig in New York. A lot has changed since then for this Jewish-American hip-hop writer. Now that D.A.M. released their first album (which I reviewed in the Washington Post), apparently the change shows. I went to the […]
Let’s Not Get Carried Away
Read the rant here.
Happy 2008
After an extended holiday both here and abroad, it’s time to dig into this year’s work: • As many of you know, I’ll be spending most of my time reporting and writing my book, “The Big Payback: How Hip-Hop Became Global Pop,” coming out on New American Library/Penguin in the Fall of 2009. See y’all […]
Checkmated in Cali
Read all about it on hiphopmusic.com.
American Cuisine
Thoughts on Sylviagate here.