Interviews Archives Hip-Hop / R&B
Interview: Bobby Whitlock
Bobby Whitlock was the son of an alcoholic, pill-popping, transient South… more »
10 Things You Didn’t Kn…
Over three decades in music, British soul singer Omar has seen as many lo… more »
Interview: Ugly Heroes
Ugly Heroes is comprised of two rising emcees, Verbal Kent and Red Pill, … more »
Who Is…Marques Toliver
If Marques Toliver comes across a bit brash, it’s because there… more »
Interview: Charles Bradley
[Charles Bradley turned heads and broke hearts with his 2011 triumph No T… more »
Warren Ellis Picks His Favori…
[To celebrate the release of their 15th studio album, Push The Sky Away, … more »
Interview: A$AP Rocky
None of us knew it at the time, but when the Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky swu… more »
Jukebox Jury: Big Boi
Inside his own Stankonia Studios on November 27, Big Boi sat on a stool o… more »
Interview: Kendrick Lamar
“The world looks at this album as very personal,” a tired-sou… more »
Interview: The Coup’s B…
It’s never easy to walk the precarious line between art and activis… more »
Interview: Cody ChesnuTT
Ten years is an eternity in the music business. So it might seem that any… more »
Who Is…Michael Kiwanuka
Before Michael Kiwanuka topped BBC’s Sound of 2012 poll and earned … more »
Kwes’s Alternative Olym…
When the Olympics Committee asked Underworld to put together the official… more »
eMusic’s Guide to Pitch…
Since it began in 2006, Pitchfork Music Festival has been one of the most… more »
Who Is…Oddisee
Oddisee now lives in Brooklyn, but his solo rap debut references details … more »
Who Are…Death Grips
If somehow, in the year 2012, you’re still looking for evidence of … more »
Who Is…Melanie Fiona
Melanie Fiona often plays the standby to someone who’s emotionally … more »
Interview: Nneka
On January 1, 2012, the Nigerian government effectively doubled gasoline … more »
Label Profile: Light in the A…
File under: Revitalized funk, folk and rock records from the States and a… more »
Label Profile: Mello Music
File under: Measured, day-in-the-life musings set to crisp boom-bap beats… more »
An Oral History of Charles …
Though Charles “Packy” Axton’s name means little to mos… more »
Who Are…Hassaan Mackey …
During the course of a casual conversation, Apollo Brown and Hassaan Mack… more »
Active Child Talks Classic Hi…
With his strident falsetto and taste for grandiose, imposing production, … more »
Interview: Booker T. Jones
Booker T. Jones’s 2009 album Potato Hole was a surprise in two resp… more »







