Category: Hip-Hop/RnB

Strugare @ Petnoto, Plovdiv

I didn’t plan on writing any reviews during my Christmas stay in Bulgaria, but this is Bulgaria so usually things don’t go as planned. At my first evening back to Plovdiv I went out to see some of my friends.…

Phoenix Hip-Hop Lights Up The Night In Brooklyn

Phoenix-based and Philidelphia-born nerdcore hip-hop star Mega Ran came through Brooklyn for a second time this winter on Dec. 10. He rotund rapper was still riding high following the Summer time release of his album RNDM, which was released at…

5 Songs of 2014

What clever rubric explains my selection of songs for the year 2014? There is none. I’m usually satisfied with a tried and true playlist, even if many of the songs are a few years old. That said, our interconnectedness through…

Escape NYC with Escape Music Festival, October 11-12 2014

Escape Music Festival premiers in Red Hook, Brooklyn for a two day long musical experience during Columbus Weekend. The line up for the festival includes Placebo, Yeasayer,  Ra Ra Riot, Bakermat, ASTR, Tesla Boy, Basecamp and Follow Me. The electronic…

Farrah Burns Speaks Fluent Hip-Hop in Harlem

“I speak fluent hip-hop” says Farrah Burns. And she does, with confidence, style and passion. Born and raised in Miami, her roots in Haiti and Cuba, Farrah started rapping and writing when she was a teenager. She always knew that she…

Song of the night: #61 – Childish Gambino – 3005

Childish Gambino got a lot of buzz for his “For The Internet” album – and all of it was well deserved! Walking on the fine line between r&b and hip-hop it’s among the strongest albums of the year! Moreover, Donald…