Month: October 2018

• October 25, 2018

  Hip Hop History: Never Forget Donald Goines Has an Album

  Hip Hop History: Never Forget Donald Goines Has an Album by Dan-O Donald Goines is one of my all-time literary heroes. He applied Shakespearean tragedy to the hood characters I was getting to know through Rap music and instead of lauding them he proved the street eats its babies. He left no one winning and every […]
• October 19, 2018

  Thank You Trina (Blue Magic edition)

  Thank You Trina (Blue Magic edition) by Dan-O Thank you Trina for being there at a very weird time in my life. In 1999 I heard Trina’s voice for the first time on one of the most outlandishly sexual verses by any female MC. On the smash hit single Nann Nigga Trick Daddy goes crazy […]
• October 4, 2018

  Song of The Year-Slapbox by Conway The Machine produced by Daringer

  Song of The Year-Slapbox by Conway The Machine produced by Daringer by Dan-O You can’t just call him Conway. He’s The Machine for a reason. When the beat comes on and his mouth starts it feels 100% organic like no pen has been picked up no plans have been made(This isn’t just how he sounds […]