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Bop Alloy is the killer combination of Substantial and Marcus D, and with “Chillaxation” they’ve created the perfect laid back, breezy day, tune. Now, if you live in the northeast, like I do, you’re pretty far removed from the kind of summery vibe “Chillaxation” embodies, but in my mind that’s all the more reason to spin it. Who wants to embrace freezing temps and predicted snowfall? You’ll catch

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with thoughts on everything from Lana Del Rey’s awful SNL performance (which, like an exceptionally bad meal, took me an extra week to fully digest), to Madonna’s questionable comments about Lady Gaga, to an album no one wants to hear, and since it’s Pop Shots you know everything

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On Friday, January 20th, I was part of Rise Up Radio’s roundtable discussion on hip-hop journalism with Manny Faces of BirthplaceMag.com, and Thembisa S. Mshaka, author of Put Your Dreams First. The discussion aired live from 7pm - 8pm est on WBAI 99.5FM-NY and wbai.org, and covered a wide range of topics under the hip-hop journalism umbrella.Because the conversation was so fantastic, and covered

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For five years Renda Writer, who describes himself as “a kind-hearted poet who lives out of his car in Florida,” has been pursuing his goal of performing one of his poems, “Half Hearted,” on The Ellen Show. When he launched the Ellen Art Show last year some may have considered it a bit odd, obsessive even, but this year’s event doesn’t just feature the work of over 50 artists, all depicting Ellen

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“In the City” is a three for one deal when it comes to B-Listers. Warren Britt, YC The Cynic, and J.Monopoly all wax poetic about NYC and they do so in such a way as to, unlike many much more commercial songs about the city, show you they’re actually from there and live there. Far too often songs about New York sound like tourist brochures, but this trio of talented emcees give you the full story

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with thoughts on everything from Jay-Z and Beyonce’s lavish hospital room, to Green Day’s new gig as high end clothing models, to a newborn making an impact on the Billboard singles chart, and since it’s Pop Shots you know everything is seasoned with a little bit of attitude.* A

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Good news. The calendar hit 2012 and the world didn’t end. What did happen is I emerged from my Y2K shelter (hey, ya gotta be safe in all potentially apocalyptic situations. Plus, who doesn’t love 12 year old canned beans on New Year’s Eve?), and from my ever growing pile of CDs, to record the first of what I plan to be 12 fantastic podcasts for 2012. Each one will make you glad the only bad

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MalLabel Music has become quite the influential force in the EDM (Electronic Dance Music) world, with over a dozen artists on their roster, 25 albums released, 320 mixes on their site, and a recently released a compilation titled Platinum Unicorn Collection. Not bad for a label that’s only two years old. Yes, you read that right, the brainchild of Bay Area bass addict Mal Harper, MalLabel Music

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Remember when Onyx dropped “Slam” and created a style of hip-hop that can only be described as mosh pit rap? OK, maybe I’m a thousand years old and you don’t remember that, but in any case, “Slam” was a song that turned a normal high school dance into complete anarchy and G.T.P. has harnessed that kind of energy with their latest single, “Lights Out.” If you need to get amped up just click the

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If you’ve been flipping channels on a Friday night this winter you may have come across women in lingerie playing football on MTV2 (if you haven’t, you’re totally doing the whole channel flipping thing wrong). What you saw was the Lingerie Football League and if you’re thinking that just sounds like a bunch of models running around in their underwear you may want to take a second look, because

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with thoughts on everything from Justin Bieber’s new ink, to Justin Timberlake’s new bride, to the new cast of Celebrity Apprentice, and since it’s Pop Shots you know everything is seasoned with a little bit of attitude.* Justin Bieber has some new ink. The 17 year old showed off

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Some people have said that you shouldn’t mix business with family. In fact, I’m pretty sure it’s one of Biggie’s “Ten Crack Commandments.” For Gnormen Insanate Baites (pictured right) and DJ Mighty Joe (pictured left), however, it’s working out beautifully. Long lost cousins, the two found each other after Insante released his solo album, 9401, back in 2005. The two had a natural connection and

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The other week AllHipHop.com released their list of their Top 25 Underground Hip-Hop Artists of 2011 and I had to crack a smile. Actually, it was more than just a smile, it was an ear to ear, “I told you so,” sh*t eating grin. This is because nine of their top 25 were B-Listers (for those who don’t know, B-Listers is the nickname given to all of my former Artists Of The Week, which was a feature

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Already feeling the pressures of the new year, a new year that, according to the Mayans, will mark the end of the world as we know it (personally, I feel fine)? If that's the case, then channel a little EBOI and GemStarr and shout “Gimme Dat Pressure!” EBOI is an artist I’ve seen grow over the past few years and I’m really happy that 2012 is going to be a big year for him. His live performances

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with thoughts on everything from LMFAO burning down the house, to Kelly Clarkson making sure she doesn’t burn too many bridges, to Sinead O’Connor quickly burning up that marriage certificate, and since it’s Pop Shots you know everything is seasoned with a little bit of attitude.*

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The name Jonny October instantly elicits, at the very least, curiosity. It’s a name that sounds exciting, and that’s fitting as Jonny October is an exciting emcee. His solo debut, The Wheelhouse, ranked in the top ten in my year end list, and his live performances have him buzzed about all over the tri-state area. Having worked with the likes of Homeboy Sandman, Louis Logic and J.J. Brown, Jonny

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Artists who’ve poured their blood, sweat and tears into their craft for fifteen years seek out that one moment that will make everybody remember them. As Minnesota singer Tim Mahoney learned, however, you can’t control what that moment will be, and until the next one comes around for him he’ll be wearing the label as the guy on The Voice that Adam Levine thought was a chick.It was one of the show

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I can’t think of a better way to end 2011 than with a brand new clip from one of the original B-Listers, Vinnie Scullo. With “White YouTube Rappers” Vinnie takes on mainstream and underground emcees, as well as their fans, and although mid-song he says “don’t worry about spreading this around,” I think it’s well worth spreading. Not only does he have something relevant to say, but the right hand

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Comedian Norm Macdonald famously posited that “Germans love David Hasselhoff.” While it’s true the former Knight Rider and Baywatch star has an unusually large following in the country that gave the world the Volkswagen, the Mercedes Benz, and bratwurst, Germany also has a thing for progressive rock. One band that falls under that umbrella that’s currently working its way from the German airwaves

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with thoughts on everything from Adam Lambert’s time spent in a Finnish jail, to a lot of rapper beef being thrown on the proverbial barbecue, to the Beach Boys not realizing time is not on their side, and since it’s Pop Shots you know everything is seasoned with a little bit of

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Because one year end top ten list is never enough, following up on yesterday's look at the overall best of the best of 2011 is my list of the best of what hip-hop had to offer over the past 12 months. You're not going to find very much from the major labels here, and some of the acts are a little obscure, and that's why every listing features either a streaming song, or a music video. For as much

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Something very cool happened this year as I put together my annual top ten list, which is actually a top 11 list, but I’ll explain that later - three artists who had albums that sat atop previous year end lists of mine are all back. Longevity is always a great accomplishment, but with the amount of music I listen to pulling off that kind of a feat is downright amazing.This year’s list also

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Coole High is straight up cool. It’s not just in his name, it’s in his demeanor and everything he does. The latest from Coole is “Capital Greatness.” The song features Coole flowin in his usual smooth way and has the fantastic message of never waiting for someone to call you great, but instead creating your own greatness. Coole continues to create his own greatness, and after you check this out I

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For The Kids visionary Tommy Simunovic speaks softly, but carries a big message. His message – promoting being a positive influence on kids. The reason he speaks softly – a tracheotomy he had as a child, which was one of 73 surgeries he went through. With his work, Simunovic has turned a life that almost wasn’t into one of inspiration.Simunovic, however, isn’t standing alone as some kind of

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week, in a continuation of an annual tradition I started last year, I’m hitting you with a very special Christmas song that I wrote to the year’s biggest pop hit. Last year I made it a very Ke$ha Christmas. This year I turned Adele’s “Rolling In The Deep” into a little ditty about someone with a life on the

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Everybody wants to the end year on a high note and I’m gonna help you do just that with this month’s edition of The Adam B Experience. Over 45 minutes of music, some of it so high energy it may cause you to punch the person nearest to you in the face in excitement, and some of it so chill you may make a baby to it. Actually, you may make a baby to the high energy stuff, too. I don’t know what

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There have been two parallel trends in the NFL over the past handful of years that trouble me - the deification of the second chance, and the marginalization of the player who doesn’t need one. Players who’ve done bad things, and I don’t mean on the field, I mean off the field, are being held up higher than those who’ve done nothing wrong, and the rallying cry behind it all has been “everyone

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Want to flash back to a time when hip-hop had some boom bap, a little bit of attitude, and the ability to punch someone in their face through their speakers? What you’re looking for is Brooklyn, NY’s Amo-1. He is the quintessential New York hip-hopper - rough around the edges, but with something to say. “What The World Needs” is a perfect example of this. Check it out.Fore more on Amo-1 check out

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It’s an unseasonably cool late August evening in New York City. Most of Molly Moore’s peers are thinking about move-in day at their respective colleges. Moore is thinking about her set at The Bowery Electric. Her choice to take a different path makes perfect sense once you get to know her. Moore goes her own her way in a lot of respects. The pretty blonde who has the looks of a pop star, but

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with thoughts on everything from Adele’s multiple top honors from Billboard, to NBC suddenly being on top of what The Roots play, to who’s at the top of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s inductee list, and since it’s Pop Shots you know everything is seasoned with a little bit of

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If you can imagine the art of poetry mixed with the art of freestyle rhyme the result might sound a little bit like New York City’s Majestik Originality. After honing his skills in both scenes for the better part of the past decade, Majestik Originality recently released his debut album, Just Listen. Just Listen is intentionally on the shorter side at just ten tracks, but Majestik Originality

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The open mic is a time honored artistic building block. It’s a place where artists can hone their skills and get feedback from fans and other artists alike. As a writer I’ve been to a ton of open mics, two of my favorites being Bondfire, which happens once a month at the Bowery Poetry Club in NYC, and Enter The Cypher, which happens bi-monthly at the Acoustic Cafe, in Bridgeport, CT.After over a

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I met Big Stat back in 2004. Since then I’ve written about him a number of times, regularly had him as a guest on my old radio show, and we have become good friends. Because of this I’ve had the opportunity to see him grow as an artist, from his Hushh days up to today. His latest single, “Pain,” is his best, and most gut wrenchingly personal, piece of work yet. It’s a song that takes a close up

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“Gucci Gucci Louis Louis Fendi Fendi Prada / them basic bitches wear that shit so I don’t even bother.” The insanely catchy chorus rang out like a call to arms for those who preferred flaunting their individualism rather than their ability to follow the latest trends. It also launched a diminutive, tattooed, 21 year old girl from Oakland, CA, into the limelight quicker than she could have ever

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with thoughts on everything from the smell of Grammy success, to what stinks at Wyclef’s charity, to the sweet scents of Snooki and JWOWW. Also, I make fun of Teen Mom multiple times for no reason whatsoever, and since it’s Pop Shots you know everything is seasoned with a little

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In all major sports leagues there’s an award for the comeback player of the year. If there was such an award in hip-hop San Quinn would be at the head of the list of nominees. After taking three years off, 2011 has seen the San Francisco native release not one, but two full length albums - Can’t Take the Ghetto Out a Nigga, which was released on July 19th, and A Hustler’s Hope, which hit stores

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As some of you may know, I’m a retro gamer. Well, actually I’m a gamer from the 80s that never got into anything much past the SNES. In fact, the only reason I bought a PS2 was because I figured if I was going to have a DVD player it should also do something else. Now the PS2 is packed up, my old NES is still hooked up (with a new 72 pin connector), and I’m still kickin ass and takin names at all

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This video doesn’t make something out of nothing, but it makes something out of nothing more than construction paper, choreography, and a few close friends. One thing I’ve always loved about Soce is his creativity and “Impact” has the creativity on full display. I also really dig the positive message of the chorus, “even though you might like to sit back / when you strike, you'll have a massive

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When rock and hip-hop come together it rarely pleases both audiences. Either the rock audience is left feeling like the band was an afterthought, or the hip-hop audience is disappointed by the lyrical prowess of the emcee. Notar is shattering all of that with his debut album, Devil’s Playground, which manages to be both 100% rock and 100% hip-hop. It’s also 100% intense.Originally from

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It’s been a fantastic week for my e-book, Muscle For Your Hustle, which has received not one, not two, but three more glowing reviews. The reviews are by the CT News, international music site Gone Out, and the blog of musician and writer “Fresh Prince Anthony.” All of these folks are highly knowledgeable about music, so the fact that they loved the book makes my day.Check out the reviews!CT

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with thoughts on everything from J.Lo proving her MetroCard is probably way out of date, to Lady Gaga proving you’ll invite just about anyone over for Thanksgiving, to Lily Allen proving the third time really is the charm, and since it’s Pop Shots you know everything is seasoned

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J-Zone was a different breed of artist, and that’s because he’s always been a different breed of man. “I still use a cassette Walkman,” he says with pride. “I have a cassette player in my car, I have an outdated haircut, I’m just in my own world.” His own world is one in which he refuses to do things just because the masses say he has to, and that world, including his career and views on mass

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Anyone who grew up in the 70s or 80s probably watched a healthy amount of The Muppet Show. If they didn’t, they had incomplete childhoods and deserve some sort of a refund from their parents. The show spawned a number of movies and TV specials, but for the past decade or so not much had come out of Muppet nation. Thankfully, in 2011, The Muppets has arrived to bring about a Muppet revival.The

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September is a pretty great month. The oppressive heat of summer is gone, but the freezing cold of winter hasn’t arrived yet. You can chill outside in a t-shirt and jeans and just relax. ScienZe’s “September” perfectly captures the vibe of those early fall nights, along with the vibe of spending those nights with a significant other. This is a nice chill one for ya.For more on ScienZe check out

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with thoughts on everything from Sasha Grey’s appearance at a grade school, to a judge deciding stalking Selena Gomez is no big deal, to MTV doing something for 70s & 80s babies everywhere, and since it’s Pop Shots you know everything is seasoned with a little bit of attitude.* In

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Some accidents are unhappy ones, like the broken collarbone Us3 founder Geoff Wilkinson suffered at the end of the group’s recent three week European tour. Some accidents, however, are happy ones, like the fact that the latest Us3 album, Lie, Cheat & Steal, meshes perfectly with the trying times, and protests, people are experiencing all over the world. Wilkinson started work on the album before

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It’s Thanksgiving week and you know what that means - you’re gonna have to make every attempt to pretend you get along with your family for the sake of a great meal and a couple hours of football. If you want to take a break from explaining the ins and outs of the internet from your great uncle, or maybe you just need to get amped for the day, I have the perfect podcast to be your soundtrack.

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The year was 1987 and every kid was watching He-Man, yours truly included. The cartoon was a hit, and so was the ever growing line of toys. With that in mind someone decided it would be a good idea to make a live action film based on the show. There was one problem with the final product, though - it had almost zero connection to the cartoon.Here’s a quick primer on He-Man; he’s Adam, Prince of

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“Victory Boulevard” is a classic Metermaids “get up, get crazy, and party” track. The first time I heard it my reaction was “I bet this blows the roof off when they perform it live.” In true Metermaids form, the lyrics are ridiculously on point. I honestly believe they put more into their high energy tracks than just about anyone. “Victory Boulevard” is something you can go nuts to while not

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A couple weeks ago Brett Ratner (pictured above) went on Attack of the Show to promote his movie Tower Heist and told a story about “banging” former AOTS co-host Olivia Munn. The only problem was it wasn’t true, and Ratner copped to the fact that he was lying a few days later. The story had made its way around the net by then, though, and it got me to thinking - which actresses would I like to

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with thoughts on everything from Shakira’s new spot in Hollywood, to the band no one wants to see at halftime on Thanksgiving, to a music video made with over a quarter of a million jelly beans, and since it’s Pop Shots you know everything is seasoned with a little bit of attitude

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SOHH.com hit me up for their “Top 5 Dead or Alive” feature, which asks prominent people in hip-hop who their top five emcees of all-time are, but unlike most lists of these kind, SOHH has ten emcees in a “Hall of Fame” that can’t be used. I actually really like this variable because it makes the lists far more interesting and varied. I also like the fact that they put me on the spot, giving me

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A lot of rappers talk about wanting to build something, but very few mean it in the physical sense, the way New Jersey’s Hasan Salaam does. With his latest album, Music Is My Weapon, he’s hoping to not just continue to build on his already large fan base that knows him from his solo work as well as his work with Rugged N Raw as one half of Mohammad Dangerfield, Salaam is hoping to build a well, a

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For three seasons Steve Ward has been dishing out relationship advice in his own unique style on Tough Love. This year the show went to Miami, and going to Miami with the show was Michelle Betts. At this point viewers probably remember her most for her fantastically awkward flirting moment involving a question about a piercing she didn’t know about. I caught up with Betts this week, and although

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Some of my favorite emcees are women, and in that group is Hopie Spitshard, who you’ve seen featured here a number of times. Her songs are always dope and the visuals for many of those songs rank her as one of the queens of trippy hip-hop videos. Her latest is “Space Case,” which you can kind of assume will be trippy just by the title of it. Adding the the trippy-ness is a guest appearance by the

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Nicole Balin has been doing publicity for the West Coast’s most preeminent hip-hop artists for the past decade, having worked with everyone from Zion I to members of the Hiero crew. When it comes to what artists need to know, she really knows her stuff. This is why I’m extremely excited that she read and reviewed (and loved) Muscle For Your Hustle.Read the full review at BallinPR.com.

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His raspy voice is tinged with the blues. His songwriting style features hip-hop flows. He can be so intense during his live performances that if you’re up close enough you’ll be able to see the veins popping out of his neck. He is Astronautalis, and over the course of his nearly ten year career he’s made a name for himself as a musically undefinable entity whose fan base grows with every show he

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with thoughts on everything from Justin Bieber’s insane groupie, to a former Glee actress’ insane life, to one of the most insane bands of all-time losing a member, and since it’s Pop Shots you know everything is seasoned with a little bit of attitude.* By now everyone knows about

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There are two kinds of hip-hop fans: those that love M.O.P. and those that would probably get their asses kicked by them. The hardcore hip-hop aficionados have been at the forefront of the genre since 1994’s “How About Some Hardcore” and took it to new levels with “Ante Up,” which was released in 2000 and is now widely considered a hip-hop classic. On November 22nd M.O.P. will be releasing their

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Getting Muscle For Your Hustle reviewed on Hypebot.com is beyond amazing. It’s a website that’s known for featuring great advice for musicians and to have my e-book be a part of that is truly thrilling. The fact that Rocko the intern cat received a mention at the end of the review is pretty awesome, too.Read the full review at Hypebot.com.

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SOHH.com heard about my e-book and liked it enough to ask me to take part in their “Five Reasons You Should Buy...” column. This is quite the high honor, so please take a minute and check out the column, especially if you’re on the fence about spending your 99 cents.Read the full column at SOHH.com.

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I arrive at shows too early. It’s a blessing and a curse. The curse is that oftentimes, like on Friday, November 4th, I’m so early I have to find something else to do for an hour. The blessing, which also was illustrated on Friday, November, 4th, is that I never miss an opening act, and, as someone who loves discovering new talent and hearing artists I’ve never heard before, sometimes the opening

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YC The Cynic is a young cat with an old soul. Actually, maybe a better way to put it would be he’s a young cat who embraces some old souls. That’s the perfect way to explain how someone who was still in grade school during the last “golden era” of hip-hop can seem so compatible with such a time. “More and More” showcases this, as it’s a good old fashioned posse cut featuring YC rhyming with Soul

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For years artists have told me I should write an advice book for musicians looking to make it. As a journalist I’ve been covering music for over a decade with a focus on independent and underground artists. I also had a radio show for five years that focused on the same. Now I have finally put together 22 of my best artist advice articles into one e-book - Muscle For Your Hustle: What Every DIY

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with thoughts on everything from Jessica Simpson’s bulging belly, to Steven Tyler’s bruised face, to Melissa Joan Hart getting her ass taken to court, and since it’s Pop Shots you know everything is seasoned with a little bit of attitude.* Celebs love to cash in on pregnancy news

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In hip-hop the youth can oftentimes get a bad rap (pun intended). As soon as an artist like Soulja Boy arrives on the scene it creates an assumption that young artists aren’t musically viable and have little to offer. The Chicago eight piece outfit Kids These Days prove that assumption to be nothing short of asinine. The group, which recently released their first EP, Hard Times, is made up of

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After literally thousands of artist interviews I've heard more than my fair share of information pertaining to the music industry. Conscious, over at PayUsNoMind.info, knows this, and suggested I find some of the best information that could be viewed as tips and turn it all into a guest blog for his site. It took some time to whittle everything down to a top five, but I made it happen. There's a

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The Devil Wears Prada for Substream Music Press!This is an issue I’m extremely proud of for a number of reasons. Obviously I’m excited to have written the cover story, which takes an in-depth look at The Devil Wears Prada and the recording process for their latest album, Dead Throne. Two other reasons I’m excited about this issue are my features on Kreayshawn and Molly Moore.I think my Kreayshawn

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There’s a lot to like about Chase Davis, starting with the fact that he has a flow that, combined with his enunciation, makes it so you can understand every word he’s saying. There’s a good reason for that, too - Chase Davis is actually saying something. He’s not beating you over the head with anything, but he has a message he’s delivering and he’s doing it through playing with the English

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A handful of years ago I made t-shirts promoting Adam’s World that said “I’m a B-Lister” on the front, and “Are you down with Adam B?” and the web address, on the back. The vast majority of the shirts went to the artists who had been Artists Of The Week on the site (Coole High, iLLspoKinN and Conscious pictured above), but you know I have one for myself, as well. Some people might think it’s

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with thoughts on everything from John Mayer’s throat surgery, to Nile Rodgers piecing something together with Adam Lambert, to Tone Loc’s recent hospital visit, and since it’s Pop Shots you know everything is seasoned with a little bit of attitude.* John Mayer is recuperating from

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Animal Farm, besides being a landmark book by George Orwell, is the Portland, OR, quartet of Gen.Erik, Fury, Hanif Wondir and Serge Severe (pictured L to R). The foursome have been at the forefront of the Portland hip-hop scene for a number of years, opening for a veritable who’s who of hip-hop, and are now branching out looking to take on the rest of the country. One of Gen.Erik and Serge Severe

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This past Saturday I was in Brooklyn, NY, to moderate a panel at the RE/Mixed Media Festival. The festival took place over the entire weekend, featured dozens of events, and was listed as a critics' pick in Time Out New York. My panel was titled Remixing Culture - A Panel on Sampling & The Global Appropriation of Hip-Hop, and we had a fantastic group of folks sharing their knowledge on the

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Illus’ videos show up as Vid Picks a lot and there’s a reason for that - they’re always so freakin creative. It should really come as no surprise that a man who’s both an emcee and a visual artist always brings something really dope to the table, and “Free” continues that trend. Illustrated by Illus, and animated by Jackie Suskind, “Free” features a very 2D Illus and Homeboy Sandman walking

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You know how I'm always saying writers talk? Here's some concrete evidence of that. A couple months ago William E. Ketchum III and I were emailing back and forth about horrible experiences with artists and artists' publicists and managers. Some of his experiences have gone into a series of features on his blog, SpeechIsMyHammer.com, about how not to get coverage on blogs and websites. It's good

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with thoughts on everything from Billboard going young for their woman of the year, to Rick Ross going down, to Sonic Youth going their separate ways. There’s also a music video that’s going to make you cry, and since it’s Pop Shots you know everything is seasoned with a little

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Folks, you’re gonna love this one. I have a VERY special show for this month as the recording of my podcast just so happened to coincide with my birthday, so this is an extended birthday edition of The Adam B Experience! It also doubles as the official online birthday party for yours truly. It’s the playlist we all would have rocked out to had we all been together over the weekend. So get your

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The summer is officially over, which means it’s time to put those summer songs away and get something new in rotation. I’ve had A LOT of albums come across my desk and appear in my inbox over the past few months and I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how many of them have been good, and even great. I’m notoriously picky about my music, but 2011 is turning into one of the best years on record (pun

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I love Duece Bug for this one. “Kick Rrawks” is a hip-hop song to mosh to, pure and simple, and has all the earmarkings of a potential anthem - chorus that gets stuck in your head, killer beat, impassioned delivery. I’ve seen this performed live and if you aren’t ready to get caught in the crowd, play the side, cuz there will be rowdiness.For more on Duece Bug check out:RapReviews.com Interview (

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Comebacks are never easy, especially when your last big hit was a decade ago, but Eve 6, who were last on the singles chart back in 2001 with “Think Twice” and “Here’s to the Night,” have managed to give themselves a second life. Lead vocalist and bassist Max Collins, guitarist Jason Siebels, and drummer Tony Fagenson, after a brief break up, have reformed, taken the time to reach out to their

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with thoughts on everything from Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber teaming up, to Lady Gaga hangin with the president, to The Simpsons getting two more years, and since it’s Pop Shots you know everything is seasoned with a little bit of attitude.* Mariah Carey has Bieber fever... or

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Artists like to claim they’ve seen and done it all. It lends them an air of worldliness. For many of the them, however, most of what they’ve seen and done doesn’t go much further than the end of their respective block. Then you have Murs. Murs doesn’t claim to have seen and done it all, but with the way he keeps expanding his resume it would be hard to argue against him if he did. From Def Jux,

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Music journalists/bloggers and publicists have a unique relationship. Journalists want the best stories, publicists they want their artists in the most possible faces and ears. They usually work pretty well together. Heck, I’ve met some publicists who I now consider very good friends. Over the past six months or so, though, I’ve noticed a new trend in music PR that’s been bothering me, as well as

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If you’re not feelin M-Tri, I don’t know what can be done to help you. This man is pure hip-hop, through and through, and his work has an “influenced by the early 90s, but not trying to copy it” vibe that can’t be denied. That fact that there are somewhere in the neighborhood of a dozen B-Listers, perhaps even more, in this video for his latest single, “The Grease,” makes what you're about to

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with thoughts on everything from a new toy from T-Pain, to a new sensation in Afghanistan, to new music from Lights, and since it’s Pop Shots you know everything is seasoned with a little bit of attitude.* Because embracing mediocrity isn’t just for adults, T-Pain has released a

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When Dessa released A Badly Broken Code last year it broke at least one thing in a very good way - the mold. From the emceeing, to the singing, to the poetic aspects of the album, A Badly Broken Code pushed boundaries and showed everything hip-hop can be when it’s done right (which is why this writer made it his number one album of the year). This week Doomtree’s leading lady is back with Castor,

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Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia. They’re not just three major metropolises in the US, they’re three of the ten most segregated cities in the country. When Jus Rhyme and Toussaint Morrison saw the full list they came up with a plan - embark on a tour of all ten cities and create a discussion about the forces that are creating this segregation. Jus points to some startling statistics on the

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Commercial radio has become the bane of many music fans’ existence, and there’s no denying many people’s claims that there isn’t enough variety on the airwaves and corporate money has come to completely overrule actual musical talent when it comes to what gets played. That being said, in the midst of all the payola palm greasing and endless replays of the same five songs fifteen times a day for

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When you have an album named Busy Is My Best Friend it’s no surprise when your lead single is “Stayin’ Busy.” Silent Knight has been stayin busy, being an independent hip-hop artist isn’t an easy life, and he lays it all out there for listeners on this song. The video features some great footage of NYC, including a few confused passers by who probably have no idea they’re in a music video.For

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with thoughts on everything from R.E.M.’s big retirement news, to Justin Bieber’s big date, to a big fight over some Schweddy Balls, and since it’s Pop Shots you know everything is seasoned with a little bit of attitude.* R.E.M. has announced that they’re going from rapid eye

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When an emcee is special it doesn’t take very long to figure it out. I realized Snow Tha Product was special about a minute into hearing “Holy Shit,” which has one of the most appropriate song titles ever since the immediate reaction to hearing it is “holy shit!”In hip-hop we are currently entering a bold new era of female emcees and Snow Tha Product, who currently resides in Texas, but is

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Earlier this year Coolzey released an incredibly ambitious, and lengthily titled, project, Coolzey and the Search for the Hip Hop Hearts Vol. 1 He’s The DJ I’m The Rapper. Enlisting twelve producers to lace him with beats, for twelve straight weeks Coolzey created not just a new song, but a new video for each song. He then pressed up the album, and a DVD of all the videos, in a nice neat package

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I know all the ladies out there are sick and tired of rappers calling them bitches and hoes, which is why they’re all going to love “Queen” by Steelo. “Queen,” which also features IzReal of T*Weaponz, embraces the idea that women are, in fact, beautiful, praiseworthy, human beings that are on the same level as men. Crazy concept, right? The Seattle duo of Steelo have always been big on creating

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This is pretty awesome. LeRoi Reed decided that interviewing me would be a great way to kick off the relaunch of his site, DefinitelyAmazing.com. The interview features a little bit about my past, whether or not I’ve had any dreams comes true, who inspires me, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Check it out!Read the full interview at DefinitelyAmazing.com.

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Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, this week Pop Shots is hitting you with some Billboard singles chart analysis. Yes, it's time to take a look at the charts again, see what’s hot, and dissect why we love what we’re loving right now. The chart positions I'm using are from the Billboard Hot 100 as it was listed on Billboard.com on Monday, September

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Sometimes artists are put into boxes by listeners, or record labels, and sometimes artists are put into boxes due to their own fears of what might happen if they were to do anything different from what they’re known for. Tarik NuClothes, who’s rapped under a variety of monikers over the past decade-plus, knows the latter can oftentimes be the hardest kid of box to break out of. When he created

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For the September edition of The Adam B Experience podcast I wanted to give some props to a segment of the hip-hop population that oftentimes gets ignored, or tossed to the side - the ladies. Throughout hip-hop history women have played an important role in the culture. Queen Latifah told you exactly what she felt abut the B-word, MC Lyte waxed poetic about Poor Georgie, and Canada considers

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Being a huge fan of Buffy, as soon as I heard Sarah Michelle Gellar was returning to TV with Ringer I set my DVR to record the entire season. While her movie choices may have been less than stellar, SMG knows how to make great TV. Last week’s Ringer premier featured questions, A LOT of questions. Personally, I love TV that challenges the viewer, but judging by the fact that there are multiple

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Metermaids have been known as one of the best party rockin hip-hop acts in NYC for years. Their rousing shows feature a ton of call and response, crowd interaction, and, by the end of each performance, general wildness filling wherever they’re playing. “8MM,” however, shows a completely different side of Swell and Sentence. It's a serious song and the imagery in the video matches the message

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Knowing Bear Frazer (pictured above) has written an MMA themed film that he’s currently shopping, as soon as I saw the first commercial for Warrior I thought “I want to know what Bear thinks about this.” I’ve known Bear as a colleague in the journalism world, and a very good friend, for quite a while now, which is why I’ve been aware of his film, The Bam Theory, since it was just an idea. This

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