Month: April 2017

• April 27, 2017

  Album recommendation of the week-Lorraine Motel by Killa Kyleon

  Album recommendation of the week-Lorraine Motel by Killa Kyleon by Dan-O Socially conscious rap music is filled with misinformation. First point-you don’t have to be a social scientist/genius to construct a meaningful album with a socially conscious message. Do not listen to anyone’s album for the answers on life; this is their art and perspective […]
• April 18, 2017

  Kendrick to Ice Cube: Damn is the Death Certificate of his catalog

  Kendrick to Ice Cube: Damn is the Death Certificate of his catalog by Dan-O It is very well established that To Pimp A Butterfly has a direct connection to Tupac’s Me Against The World.  If you don’t believe it go to https://freemusicempire.com/2016/06/09/nihilism-in-rap-music-2pac-shakur-me-against-the-world/ and do the full podcast run. I think Kendrick has a different base […]
• April 11, 2017

  Song Review-Marksmen by Roc Marciano featuring Ka produced by Arch Druids

  Song Review-Marksmen by Roc Marciano featuring Ka produced by Arch Druids by Dan-O I don’t think any song on the new Joey Bada$$ album (All-Amerikkkan Bada$$) is as important as him going to Hot 97 and telling them NY radio hasn’t grown. He was correct but I would have changed the ageism laced in his […]
• April 6, 2017

  #ThrowbackThursday-Love In, Love Out by Cormega

  ThrowbackThursday-Love In, Love Out by Cormega by Dan-O For a while whenever someone was at my house and said they wanted to hear Nas, I would put on Cormega. This wasn’t a slight at Nasty Nas at all, in Maine Nas was known and quite respected but the depth and importance of the surrounding dudes […]