Six Pics: Kendrick Lamar At Lincoln Theatre
Fresh off his acclaimed Oct. 20 performance with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar returned…
Tag: Hip-Hop
These Atlantans Are Invading D.C. Nightlife — And Maybe That’s A Good Thing
No bottle service. No dress code. No high door fee. Could it be the future of nightlife in D.C.? Ask…
Counterculture Photographer Glen E. Friedman: ‘I’m Trying To Wake People Up’
Glen E. Friedman doesn’t have a smartphone. He doesn’t like to give out his number. And he’s relentlessly protective of…
The Cornel West Theory And Mumia Abu-Jamal Forecast A Future Of Drone Warfare
“We have a saying,” says Rashad Dobbins, vocalist in D.C. hip-hop sextet The Cornel West Theory. “IYFF — In Your…
Is It Rap? Is It Jazz? No, It’s TrapHouseJazz, Masego Style
“Blessed.” That is what “Masego” means in Tswana, the official language of Botswana — and 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist Masego picked the…
For Banned Books Week, A Playlist Of Provocative D.C. Music (And More)
This post has been updated. Nationwide this week is called Banned Books Week. At the D.C. Public Library, it’s called “Uncensored.”…
Photos Of Landmark Music Festival, A Rare Megaconcert In D.C.
Washington, D.C., doesn’t get a lot of major music festivals: It’s had to make do with smallish events out in…
TT The Artist Left A Cultlike Church And Found Baltimore’s Music Scene
Greatness isn’t measured by a fixed set of criteria, but many art lovers would agree that great artists take multiple forms…
Smithsonian Acquires Collection Of Classic Hip-Hop Photos
More than 400 classic photographs of hip-hop artists including Foxy Brown, Lil’ Kim, T.I., Black Sheep and N.W.A.’s Eazy-E have been acquired…
Ace Cosgrove Explores A Classic Sound On New Project ‘Baby Need Food’
“You have to hustle harder than the next person to put bread on the table.” That’s the inspiration behind Baby…
First Listen: Underachievers, ‘Evermore: The Art Of Duality’
The Flatbush, Brooklyn rap duo explores the concept of opposites, both complementary and contradictory, on their sophomore album.
Nature Boi’s Mom Wanted Him To Be An Electrical Engineer. He Pursued Hip-Hop Instead.
It’s been said that music is a form of therapy. That’s as true for listeners as it is for musicians….
Review: Mac Miller, ‘GO:OD AM’
The Pittsburgh rapper makes his major label debut and presents himself as a more balanced artist and human being.
La SalvadoReina Wants To Jumpstart Salvadoran Music In D.C., One Cumbia At A Time
Lots of young women dream of being pop princesses. Cindy Zavala didn’t. Instead, she went straight for the throne. As…
Music For Silk Robes: Abhi//Dijon’s New EP, ‘Stay Up’
Atmospheric R&B duo Abhi//Dijon still has a low profile locally — the pair from Ellicott City, Maryland, hasn’t played many…
Rapper Aye Yo Smiley: ‘You Don’t Always Have To Have A Hook’
With her natural and vibrant flow, it would seem that D.C. emcee Aye Yo Smiley — real name Marisol Alcalde…
Visto And T.I.’s Son Get Spiritual In ‘Namaste’
Visto has been on a spiritual kick for a while now: The Virginia-born singer, rapper and Instagram ace heads a tribe…
Bugging Out: His Dad Is An Entomologist, But Brain Rapp Has Hip-Hop Dreams
One of hip-hop’s most commendable qualities is that it gives voice to a diversity of narratives. In the lyrical tradition…
Rapper And ‘Trap Hipster’ Layla Khepri Goes ‘Jurassic’
Self-proclaimed “trap hipster” Layla Khepri does it big — dinosaur big, as seen in the rapper’s new music video for…
DTMD Sees Its Future, But The Maryland Hip-Hop Duo Is Also Willing To ‘Wait’
There was so much enthusiasm beneath DTMD’s 2011 debut album Makin’ Dolllas that it’s hard to believe the Prince George’s…