I love a good man outside the law⨠just as much as I hate a bad man inside the law. â Woody Guthrie (1940) Legend On October 22, 1934, Charles Arthur âPretty Boyâ Floyd â a bank robber suspected by … Continue reading →
     KENDRICK LAMAR To Pimp A Butterfly Top Dawg / Aftermath / Interscope www.kendricklamar.com  American popular recording artistsâ coming-of-age have often produced works of simultaneous high creativity and crystallized style. Think Coltraneâs Love Supreme, Dylanâs … Continue reading →
     Shabazz Palaces Lese Majesty Sub Pop www.subpop.com  Shabazz Palaces is an experimental Seattle-based hip-hop duo comprised of Ishmael Butler and Tendai Maraire, son of Mbira master Dumisani Maraire. Their sophomore album Lese Majesty was … Continue reading →
     DJ Sean P Rock It⌠Donât Stop It! BBE Music www.bbemusic.com  London-based, deep grooves DJ Sean P has compiled a series of early Hip Hop recordings from 1979 to 1983, an era sometimes labeled … Continue reading →
     Blitz The Ambassador Afropolitan Dreams Jakarta www.blitz.mvmt.com  Samuel Bazawule was born and raised in Accra, Ghana. In his youth he was introduced to the Highlife and Afrobeat sounds popularized in West Africa, but it … Continue reading →
     BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR The Warm Up EP Jakarta Records 062 www.jakarta-records.de  If youâre looking for a world music perspective in hip-hop, look no further than Ghana-born hip-hop artist Blitz the Ambassador. His third release … Continue reading →
