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The Viewfinder: Evitan’s “Give It To Me”
In case you haven’t heard yet, Evitan is Dres of Black Sheep and Jarobi White from A Tribe Called Quest. Yes, Jarobi rhymes. Between this and the new De La Soul project, 16-year old Blerd is shitting himself with joy right now. The second video from the duo’s upcoming (untitled?) project is “Give It To Me.” I love the soul-sample flip. The beat’s timeless…it sounds dope in 2012 and would have had people snapping their necks EPMD-style back in 1992. […]
Spin Cycle: Ja Rule’s “Pain Is Love 2”
Remember this dude? He has a new album. And we were brave enough to review it!
The Viewfinder: De La Soul’s Plug 1 & Plug 2 Present First Serve: “Must B The Music”
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that Plug One and Plug Two of De La Soul (AKA Pos & Dave) are unveiling a new project called First Serve . The concept is a little weird, but I’m so excited to hear new music from these guys that I’m willing to forgive the weird framework the music is given in. With the First Serve album release coming up (4/2, for those who are unaware,) the fellas have decided to add a video component to their concept. […]
Blerd Appreciation: J. Dilla
Every music producer has their own signature style, especially in hip hop, where a simple scratch, tone or sound can in many cases let you know exactly who is behind the boards. On February 10th 2006 the world lost one of the most prolific and creative artists not just in Hip Hop, but in all of music: James Yancey, a.k.a. Jay Dee, a.k.a. J Dilla. Hailing out of Detroit, Michigan, Dilla is often best known as a member of Slum […]
bLISTerd: The 100 Best Albums Of The ’00s (90-81)
Regina Spektor is one of the names that pops up in this installment of the Be-he-he-he, he-he-he, he-heh-heh-heh-heh hest albums of the ’00s. Read on to see who else made the cu-huh-hu…oh, forget it.
The Singles Bar: Nixon Nyce’s “Pat City”
Here’s the dilemma. Not only is Nixon Nyce a valued member of the Popblerd! staff, but he’s one of the leading lights in Boston’s hip-hop scene. Thing is, his new song, a remix of Tyga’s “Rack City” called “Pat City” is about…the New England Patriots. Even if I wasn’t a diehard New York Giants fan, the fact of the matter is that I hate the Patriots. Actually, I don’t hate the Patriots. I […]
The Singles Bar: Jay-Z’s “Glory”
The biggest celebrity news this week was unquestionably the birth of Ivy Blue Carter, the child of rap legend Jay-Z and his larger-than-life pop star wife, Beyonce Knowles. What I bet you weren’t expecting was for young Blue Ivy to potentially become the youngest artist to ever appear on a Billboard chart! In honor of his first child’s birth, Jay has released “Glory.” It’s a touching (if obviously rush-recorded) tribute that features his newborn’s coos in the song’s mix. Also […]
Who The Hell Is…EVITAN?
Over the past couple of days, I’ve been deliberating writing a piece about how odd it is that, in the era of perhaps the most civil unrest in three, if not four, if not five decades, there’s been almost no protest music being made. Hell, even in the Clinton era (when things were actually going reasonably well,) we had Rage Against The Machine and latter-day Public Enemy. Even Michael Jackson and Prince took time out from dancing and sex to […]
The Viewfinder: Phonte’s “Dance In The Reign”
If you are a hip-hop fan, you are sleeping big time if you haven’t picked up Charity Starts At Home . The new album by former Little Brother member and occasional Foreign Exchange member Phonte is straight fire. Grown folks rap for people who want to hear about things other than cars and money. It’s been a couple of months since the album’s release, but Phonte is finally delivering a video for “Dance In The Reign,” the opening track (and one of the best […]
The Viewfinder: Talib Kweli’s “Distractions”
Talib Kweli has been a very busy man these days. In the past two years alone, the Brooklyn-bred emcee has recorded an album with producer partner Hi-Tek as Reflection Eternal, collaborated with outside-the-box R&B singer Res on the Idle Warship project, released his own album Gutter Rainbows, and has also played shows and recorded material with his longtime rhyme partner Mos Def (I will not embarrass myself by asking for a new Black Star album because…well, I’ve done that before.) […]