Where to start? I’m sure a lot of people wish the first Obama victory song was by Jay-Z, Kanye, Common, or someone of the like. Instead, they must settle for Young Jeezy and an unusually ignorant Nas verse… Continue reading
Adrian Ruhi
Multimedia journalist
Tag Archives: Hip-hop
Panacea: you need to know them
Panacea is the best group you’ve never heard of. Ever since Ink Is My Drink (which I gave a 95/100 on Okayplayer), I’ve been a huge fan of their spacey and lush soundscapes and emotive storytelling.
B.o.B “I’ll Be In The Sky”
Anybody that knows me knows that I’ve been sweating B.o.B for a minute. If you don’t know who he is, I invite you to check out his new video, “I’ll Be In The Sky,” plus plenty more… Continue reading
Lupe Fiasco: Live DVD soon
There is a huge lack of live hip-hop DVDs. It might be due to the lack of good hip-hop performers, but even artists that are great performers (The Roots, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Common, Mos Def, etc.) could have more of a presence on the DVD front.
Lupe Fiasco is out to change that… Continue reading
¡Mayday! – “On 2 Somth’n” (2009)
¡Mayday! caught me off guard back in 2006. I remember watching MTV Jams and seeing this dope video by some unknown rappers with Cee-Lo and DJ Craze. Then it hit me… “Is that South Beach? Are they from MIAMI?!”
It’s been love ever since.
Adrian Ruhi 