An occasional feature in which esteemed D.C. rapper Head-Roc shares what’s on his mind.
Two Sunday nights ago I was invited by Chocolate City concert promoter Winta Teferi to check out one of D.C.’s proud examples of indie music success, Bambu Station, perform live on Black Broadway at Liv Nightclub.
On the way there, hopping off the [...]

I am sure the U Street Corridor on up to Adams Morgan will be jam-packed with party goers this New Year’s Eve. For folks looking for a bit less congestion and authentically funky good time that won’t break your pockets, then the “Soul Train” New Year's Eve 2012 party at Ras Hall is just what [...]

An occasional feature in which esteemed D.C. rapper Head-Roc shares what’s on his mind.

Continuing my support of homegrown, veteran indie musicians and artists in D.C., I want to direct music lovers and patrons' attention toward the Chocolate City-based indie-rock supergroup Lady Pcoq and The Plumes.

Lady Pcoq is the dynamic poet, actor, author, arts activist/organizer, and [...]

An occasional feature in which esteemed D.C. rapper Head-Roc shares what’s on his mind.
Here are the Head-Roc-recommended events for people of culture in the D.C. area to check out this weekend.
Friday: A benefit concert for Occupy DC and the People of Color Working Group at OWS
Uptown Friday Nights at Ras Hall is a weekly party supporting the [...]

An occasional feature in which esteemed D.C. rapper Head-Roc shares what’s on his mind
In an effort to popularize artists and groups who have more than paid their dues and paved the way for others within the D.C. arts community, I have decided to provide profiles on who they are and what they are up to [...]

Chocolate City listen up!
This Saturday, yours truly is hosting the Return of Power Moves Party at Ras Hall. The original Power Moves party was a fixture on the D.C. hip-hop scene, showcasing the best local talent in a consistently packed Kaffa House for nearly a decade during D.C.'s hip-hop golden era.
We have a special treat [...]

An occasional feature in which esteemed D.C. rapper Head-Roc shares what’s on his mind.
Guess what Washington, D.C.? Hey, I know some of the folks in power trying to eradicate indigenous black cultural expression may not like it, but for the vast and overwhelming majority of us who are actually in love with this chocolate city, [...]

An occasional feature in which esteemed D.C. rapper Head-Roc shares what’s on his mind.
This weekend, there is a three-day art gathering in Anacostia that will feature some of D.C.’s blessed visual and spoken word artists. Masterful works from heavyweight D.C. artists Melani Douglass and Anieken Udofia, along with art from J'Nell Jordan, Lizzie Spaceship, Johnnie Bess, and [...]

An occasional feature in which esteemed D.C. rapper Head-Roc shares what’s on his mind.
Peace family,
As you very well know and understand by now, I feel it's not just my work but my responsibility to make sure that the cats who breathed life into this D.C. music scene —the indigenous folks aka Chocolate City’s finest—don’t get [...]

An occasional feature in which esteemed D.C. rapper Head-Roc shares what’s on his mind.
Here we go, Chocolate City. To Walmart, or not to Walmart? Well, here is the answer: No!
D.C. residents do not want a Walmart. Just like D.C. residents didn’t want a baseball stadium, a new convention center, a “trolly going down H Street,” [...]