If you were to ask me to list my favorite rap albums of all time (hey, there’s an idea for a future list), Public Enemy’s Fear Of A Black Planet would be near the top of that list. The album broke new ground sonically and lyrically, and should be an essential part of any hip-hop fan’s collection. As a 13 year old who was already knee deep in hip-hop when Fear came out, the album was a watershed moment in my […]
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We Saw It: The Kings of the Mic Tour @ Bank of America Pavilion, Boston
A group of hip-hop legends (Doug E. Fresh excluded) descended onto Boston last week for an amazing live experience.
Rush, Donna Summer, Heart, P.E. & More: Meet The Rock Hall Class of 2013
Imagine a year when the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame nominees are announced and everyone shut up? Well, that’ll never happen, but most people seem fairly cool with this year’s inducted artists, who were announced by Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers at a press conference yesterday. Let’s take a quick look at this year’s nominees-who will officially be inducted next spring. Albert King: One of two posthumous honorees (he died in ’92,) blues guitarist King didn’t have […]
Award Show Sundays: No More Games Edition
The bootylicious Jennifer Lopez was on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” earlier this week promoting her new album, Love?, as well as her judgeship on “American Idol” when Leno asked her about her first big-deal dancing gig. Lopez revealed that it was on a 1991 American Music Awards performance with pop darlings New Kids on the Block. Of course, Leno then pulled out a clip of the performance and showed it to the audience, appearing to mortify J. Lo. […]
"Fear of a Black Planet" Turns 20
Public Enemy is one of those acts whose work I find hard to discuss, simply because of the fact that I don’t think I’m a good enough writer to do their music justice (aww, don’t you feel sorry for me…). So agreeing to write about their damn-near perfect 1990 effort “Fear of a Black Planet” was a challenge, to say the least. “Fear” is more vibrant, more relevant than albums half it’s age-definitely a need-to-own if you’re a hip-hop fan, […]