The Torch Ratings — 2007 VMA Edition
Even if you hadn’t watched the VMAs Sunday night, you’ve heard about the fiasco. But there were some encouraging moments too. Torch ratings go from a scale of -5 to +5, with -5 being abysmal behavior and no f**king balls and +5 being completely courageous in making a sincere point on behalf of the hip-hop […]
Where hip-hop lives…
…on Monsieur Talib Kweli’s new album, Eardrum. From today’s Washington Post.
It’s not about the music. It’s about the songs.
Just to show you how big of a Prince fan I was in high school: On Class Night — the annual party where the outgoing seniors ripped the teachers, and the teachers roasted us back — the faculty sketch ended when Principal Chestnut came out dressed as yours truly, holding a framed portrait of the […]
It’s enough to make your blood run khaki
Reviewed Common’s new album, “Finding Forever,” this week in the Washington Post.
Well, At Least One Yankee Will Have A Good Season
My review of Daddy Yankee’s new album in the Washington Post today.