Space Badlands (Novel First Draft, Work in Progress)

Space BadlandsNovel by Selim Bouhamidi○ 1. Boss Status Colorful and distasteful, oblong shapes, stoned truant – there is magic in her eyes when her lips taste the 2100 dope. Crushed together with her loved one, discarded clothes and dreck by boxy shack a mile from the big university. This is the wake of a calamity […]

DMS – 10 Favorite Songs for 2022

Groove on, (take 105)

Six recent tunes of the ‘mind-blowing’ jazz, jazztronica, afro-jazz (and the list goes on, but jazz is the basis!) , with endless groove, to… Groove on. Raelle – Cruel Nostalgia (neo soul, nu jazz) Juliette Lola – Could You Keep Me Warm (vocal jazz, pop) NYOUZ – Someday (Live Session) (jazz fusion, neoclassical) Toka Lili… […]

Urban Hymns, rhyme 307

Presenting 10 fresh gems of the recent hip-hop/ conscious hip-hop, rap, cloud hop, contemporary R&B, trap crop. In other words, today’s “underground” urban culture. handpicked by: Christos Doukakis James Holloway – ‘Morning’ Aryeh-Or – ‘No Good Reason’ (feat. Olivia Kuper Harris) Xersize – ‘End of Days’ Klizzy x DanyBwoi – ‘Spin Again’ 2bfrank – ‘I Should… […]

Single Reviews: “Stay Swangin”’ and “‘U Down?” – Muzuri

You might remember back in November 2021 we covered the debut single from promising East London spitter Muzuri. Now he’s back again with 2 more huge singles and looking to stamp his name on the UK scene for good. Blessing us with two back to back drops, “Stay Swangin’” and “U Down?” give us a […]

CASANOVA PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL RACKETEERING CHARGES

Casanova has pled guilty. His legal issues stem from federal robbery, drug, and gun charges as part of his leadership role in the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation Bloods Gang. The New York native has been locked up since turning himself in to FBI authorities in late 2020. He’s now pled guilty to a handful of crimes in […]

Casanova Pleads Guilty To Racketeering

Casanova has plead guilty in his ongoing federal racketeering case. The Daily News reports Casanova, who had “leadership role” in the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation Bloods Gang, copped to racketeering and narcotics charges in U.S. District Court in White Plains on Wednesday (May 11). He is the 13th defendant of the in the Gorilla Stone… […]

Rappers And RICOS: Laws Created To Destroy The Mafia Are Destroying Hip Hip

Source: Prince Williams / Getty The RICO charge–a rapper’s most nightmare. Meek and Drake even warned the rap world in 2015 with their hit song R.I.C.O, not to play with those RICO cases. It seems recently, more and more rappers are being hit with RICO charges. On Monday, May 9, Atlanta rapper Young Thug, born… […]

Kendrick Lamar Reveals Artwork for New Album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Kendrick Lamar has revealed the artwork for his new album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Photographed by Renell Medrano, the cover depicts Kendrick, with a crown of thorns and a gun tucked into his waistband, embracing a child, while a woman (who appears to be his wife Lauren London)…Please click the link below to… […]

Joey Bada$$ Announces New Album 2000, North American Tour

Joey Bada$$ has announced his first album in five years. Titled 2000, the LP is out June 17th via Columbia Records and will arrive almost exactly 10 years after the release of his breakout debut mixtape, 1999. The record will also be supported by a summer 2022 North American tour. Not much else…Please click the link below to… […]