Black Intel

By: James Harris
One of the most anticipated albums in years drops tomorrow June 15, 2010.  Drake releases his first studio album, Thank Me Later, and as I predicted the critics have gone on a rampage.  There are mixed reviews over the album some saying that it has “let them down” or that it “didn’t own [...]

Written By: James Harris
For the past week I’ve been listening to the same album on repeat, hearing the same two voices and dealing with the same feelings of sadness and disbelief. Little Brother released their final album 4.20.2010 entitled Leftback. The duo (originally trio before producer 9th wonder left the group) released their [...]

Written By: James Harris

A fellow music lover asked me a question the other day that I can’t let go, “Is music today, better than music 10-15 years ago?”  First off I couldn’t believe I was old enough to remember music 10-15 years ago (you’re only as old as you feel right?)! Secondly, I had to really [...]

To keep up with this month Lady MC…here is the classic freestyle battle between Roxanne Shante vs. Sparky D…. I don’t know why this reminds me of Nicki Minaj and Lil Momma…anyways..this is not as clean as the other Lady MC submissions, so be for warned…however they went hard here

To continue with reppin the ladies during Women’s International Month…we’re going to take it back to the one and only group Salt and Pepper…. you can’t get more classic with push it

Light as a feather hard as a rock…. In homage to one of the first lady MC’s to rock the mic, MC lyte’s Rock the body…Let’s start international women’s month right… Big up to Ladies who held down hip-hop without holding us down!

Let’s start the New Year right with this classic track. Ahmad, Back in the day…enough said…

The average amount of Rap Videos watched at the 12-month check in were 12 hour per week. In that time 37.6% acquired a new sexually transmitted disease, 4.8% hit a teacher, 12.1% reported being arrested, 14.8% had sexual Picture 18intercourse with someone other than their steady partner, 44.2% reported using drugs and 44.4% consumed alcohol.

V.V. Brown is one of the hottest new artist to come out of the U.K. She has a classy soul style that is all her own. Her voice brings back memories of Etta James, but in a neo-rock type of way. Brown blends funk, soul, rock and R&B into a mix that I can only describe as if the Neptunes got together with Joss Stone and the David Matthews band and had some sort of off the chain jam session. Below is a track off her first album Traveling like the light. Brown if definitely the new artist to watch. Holla

So does anyone even remember when Andre 3000 was just regular old Andre from ATL? If not, below is the super classic from Outkast. Coming straight out of 1993, player’s ball was Outkast’s very first single. This song is featured on their album