Another beat biter cold case.

XIB – "Photo Shoot"
In today’s paper, I mention that lately, Gucci Mane, and not Wale, has been the most popular rapper in the DMV. I attribute that to the car-stereo test, but there’s admittedly no definitive measuring stick for this assertion. Street buzz is a vague construct and neither artist’s audience is buying too many [...]

Kev Brown, Kaimbr, and Roddy Rod ring in the holidays.

Notes on Nas/Damian Marley Distant Relatives Conference

Goodie Mob hit The Scene

Support Wale's new album... or don't.

UCB's "Pat Your Weave" (formerly "Sweatin' Out Weaves") is one of the more ambitious studio/go-go integrations of recent years, the energy of the go-go folded neatly into a three minute single. Polished, certainly, but not stripped of its charater. Superficially it feels like one of many post-"Crazy In Love" Beyonce records (which, of course, feel [...]

New DMV rap videos.

After a very promising (and very free) test release of the clean version several months ago, Diamond District's In Da Ruff is officially available in stores today, with cuss words restored and bonus tracks. Though it isn't getting the national acclaim that Wale is, the trio of emcees XO, yU and rapper/producer Oddisee have cut [...]

Another Random Joint – Kev Brown from Humble Monarch on Vimeo.
Word to Rakim, Adams Morgan weekend nightlife is a bit like a walk through hell, having your dome frozen and your eyeballs swelled. Double-Polo'd fratboys do battle over jumbo slices, too far gone girls puke in alleys and drunk dudes holler sloppily at your girlfriend [...]