I spent last weekend in Seattle with my brother, Andy, while he recovered from surgery to remove a tumor from his back. We did make it to a couple of my Seattle-trip staples like Easy Street Records and Ebbets Field Flannels, but most of the trip was spent in his apartment. If you saw the […]
I originally posted this on the site three months ago, but I did some house cleaning on the blog and had to re-post it. Please excuse any dated references. I distinctly remember sending my brother an e-mail about Donald Glover many years ago saying, “To me, this guy is the genius that everyone claims Kanye […]
I originally posted this on the site a few months ago when the Queen of Soul passed, but I did some house cleaning on the blog and had to re-post it. Please excuse any dated references. R.I.P. Aretha Franklin. A few weeks ago I wrote that Tariq Trotter (a.k.a. Black Thought) is the GOAT MC. […]
I originally posted this on the site a few months ago, but I did some house cleaning on the blog and had to re-post it. Please excuse any dated references. My buddy Tyson texted me the other day and we were going back and forth about our favorite TV shows. I talked about how my […]
I originally posted this on the site five months ago, but I did some house cleaning on the blog and had to re-post it. Please excuse any dated references. My buddy Tyson texted me last weekend and suggested I tell the story of how we used to find hip hop music when we were in […]
I originally posted this on the site six months ago, but I did some house cleaning on the blog and had to re-post it. Please excuse any dated references. My buddy Tyson texted me the other day with a question: What’s your most underrated album of all-time? Damn good question, Ty. Worthy of another ICYMI […]
I originally posted this on the site six months ago, but I did some house cleaning on the blog and had to re-post it. Please excuse any dated references. My buddy Tyson just texted me a few weeks ago to tell me that Public Enemy’s It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back […]
