by Dan-O The coolest things are unplanned. This year I’ve been able to link up with super talented artists and just talk for much longer than I… Read more “FME Attention Undivided”
Tag: New York Hip Hop
My Favorite Album of 2020
by Dan-O Since 2012 I’ve told anyone who asked that the best lyricist in the world is Ka. So the May 1st release of Descendants of Cain… Read more “My Favorite Album of 2020”
2 Albums that Represent Hip Hop Essentialism
2 Albums that Represent Hip Hop Essentialism by Dan-O I remember when everyone started freely using the term “conscious rap” and how bad it made me feel.… Read more “2 Albums that Represent Hip Hop Essentialism”
Song of The Year-Bout Shit by The Lox f. DMX produced by Scram Jones
by Dan-O I think it is perfectly fine to critique songs that emulate this song (and the Lox in general) as nostalgia rap. It is not fair… Read more “Song of The Year-Bout Shit by The Lox f. DMX produced by Scram Jones”
#BandcampGold-ShrapKnel (Curly Castro x PremRock)
by Dan-O Backwoodz Studioz has had a heck of a 2020. Obviously, the flagship act is Armand Hammer-Shrines which captured the national conversation as Clippers-fan-not-Lakers-fan option against Run… Read more “#BandcampGold-ShrapKnel (Curly Castro x PremRock)”
#Bandcampgold-Eastern Medicine, Western Illness by Preservation
by Dan-O The intangible brilliance in a producer is being able to arrive at and capture the very best of an artist. It’s a combination of casting… Read more “#Bandcampgold-Eastern Medicine, Western Illness by Preservation”
Song of The Year-Sins Of The Father by Ka featuring Roc Marciano produced by Roc Marciano
Song of The Year-Sins Of The Father by Ka featuring Roc Marciano produced by Roc Marciano by Dan-O An underrated value in hip hop is friendship. Watching… Read more “Song of The Year-Sins Of The Father by Ka featuring Roc Marciano produced by Roc Marciano”
The 2019 album I Missed Out On
The 2019 Album I Missed Out On by Dan-O By the time I named Griselda the 2019 MVP I was dead focused on the four members on… Read more “The 2019 album I Missed Out On”
FME MVP HONORABLE MENTION
FME MVP HONORABLE MENTION by Dan-O No matter what the run time is, a Billy Woods song is a meal. You can spend some real time lost… Read more “FME MVP HONORABLE MENTION”
FIVE QUESTIONS FOR BILLY WOODS
Intro and questions by Dan-O Answers by Billy Woods It has been very difficult this to year to pick an MVP. So many artists committed to their… Read more “FIVE QUESTIONS FOR BILLY WOODS”
