Articles By: Afromighty

New Album: Blu – “no york e more work (rmx z 1.3)”

An album, LP, EP, mixtape? I think this remixed project in whatever format you wanna call it perfectly symbolizes Blu’s nature of releasing new music. You gotta love it. It sounds very rough around the edges, but if you love Blu, you know it’s worth the listen.
The project is a remix of last year’s No [...]

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Video: Behind The Scenes of M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls”

We should have all seen the video by now. M.I.A. and the director Romain Gavras talk about the inspiration behind the video. Interspersed are clips from the locals talking about their ambitions, the stuntwoman talking about her interests and clips of drifting and two-wheeling that are hard to believe are real. The Saudi dudes in [...]

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Exclusive Interview: One-on-One with Chicago’s Rockie Fresh

Though he missed his flight from L.A. to NYC that would have landed him at 3 p.m. (rather than midnight) the day before this interview, Rockie Fresh was in good spirits as he awaited his performance at Hofstra University. This would be his last show before he hit Austin, TX the next day to perform [...]

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Video: Yasiin Bey – “Forever Alive” (prod. Oh No)

If you skip past the awkwardly-placed George Michael “Careless Whisper” part of the video, you’ll uncover a record produced by Oh No, and lyrically smacked by Yasiin Bey. This is part of a series by Mr. Mass called “Yasiin Duz Paris.”
With lines like “We all die, and don’t stay dead at all,” you’ll be sure [...]

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New Mixtape: ScienZe – “Divine ScienZe” (prod. King I Divine)

Easily one of the more underrated MCs is Brooklyn artist ScienZe. This project comes complete with features from Blu, Sene, Maffew Ragazino & QuESt and production by the Queens beatsmith King I Divine. Singles such as “Happiness Is” and “Enjoy Tonight” are guaranteed to make this project a very pleasant listen. Download the tape right here.

 

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Video: Immortal Technique’s 40 Minute Interview with Montreality

It’s been a little while since we last heard from Immortal Technique at Occupy Wall Street. If there’s any artist that can fill time with educational rhetoric and political commentary, it’s Immortal Technique. His last project, The Martyr, was really dope and had incredible content, as he never fails to do.
In this interview, he discusses his [...]

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Review: Big K.R.I.T. Revisits NYC’s Highline Ballroom

The cycle of redemption represents one of the many shining moments of any upcoming artist’s career. Big K.R.I.T. has completed that cycle as he performed at the same Highline Ballroom that booed him only two years ago while performing his Southern anthem “Country Sh*t.”
Now, “Country Sh*t” has a remix which features Southern heavyweights Ludacris and [...]

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Review: THEESatisfaction Rocks Williamsburg’s Cameo Gallery

From afar, THEESatisfaction appears to be a duo who might get fed up receiving more “cute” and “adorable” feedback than actual criticism. Being young, talented and gorgeous has its pitfalls, I suppose. All funny business aside, the group from Seattle performed a powerful and intimate set at Williamsburg’s Cameo Gallery last night and made a [...]

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