PreZZure is an emcee and producer that I’ve been running into a lot lately, both at concerts and online. Based out of Queens, New York, PreZZure caught my ear thanks to two mind blowing tracks, “Lost My Mind,” which is off of his upcoming album and features a sample from one of my favorite t.A.T.u. songs, “All The Things She Said,” and his beat for the AOK Collective theme, which features a sample fro…
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Added by Adam Bernard on December 8, 2008 at 8:03am —
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Two major stories that could potentially affect the music world broke last week. First The New York Times reported that Atlantic Records has announced their digital sales surpassed their CD sales for the fourth quarter of 2008 (although they wouldn’t release the actual numbers and simply said digital sales accounted for “about 51%” of their total recorded music sales for the quarter), and a stor…
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Added by Adam Bernard on December 5, 2008 at 7:53am —
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Over the weekend New York Giants wide receiver, and rehab mastermind, Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in his already injured leg with his own gun, which he didn’t have a permit to carry, while being escorted to the VIP area of a New York City nightclub. Evidently he’s not much of a Pharoahe Monch fan. This post isn’t about Plaxico’s idiocy, though, rather it’s about what Fox sidelin…
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Added by Adam Bernard on December 3, 2008 at 7:56am —
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When you see an emcee on stage with a sly grin on his face rapping an ode to prostitution with a thumpingly danceable beat behind it you can’t help but take notice. I know I did. The emcee in question was Kirby Dominant and the California native had the crowd hooked with his song about his appreciation for those ladies that partake in the world’s oldest profession. After the show I immediately got in co…
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Added by Adam Bernard on December 1, 2008 at 7:53am —
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You had to know I wasn’t going to let the month end without a fresh episode of From A to B 90’s Style! November sees your two favorite superstar journalists, Adam B and Bear Frazer, taking a look at videos from Kriss Kross, Aerosmith, Vengaboys and Everclear. Enjoy!
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Added by Adam Bernard on November 28, 2008 at 10:00am —
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Sure, I could do a whole sappy blog about all the things I have to give thanks for, or do some themed blog where I give thanks to all the good things in Hip-Hop, or music in general, but today I’ve decided to simply give thanks to those things that make me happy. Happiness is one of our most basic of emotions, but sometimes our hardest to achieve, so this year for Thanksgiving I’m letting everyone…
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Added by Adam Bernard on November 26, 2008 at 7:56am —
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Mix punk rock, reggae, ska and Hip-Hop, throw in a feisty female vocalist and add some lyrics with depth and meaning and you get Sonic Boom Six, Manchester, England’s favorite “Genre-Terrorists.” Recently, Sonic Boom Six made a rare appearance in the States and afterwards I caught up with Ben C, Laila, Barney, Neil (pictured L to R) and Nick (not pictured) to find out more about how they developed their so…
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Added by Adam Bernard on November 24, 2008 at 7:45am —
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In my many years in Hip-Hop I have seen and heard a lot of fantastic artists. I have also seen and heard some real dolts. It takes a special kind of artist to earn the title of The Dumbest Rapper of All-Time, though, which is what makes Rico Todriquez Wright so extraordinary.
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Added by Adam Bernard on November 21, 2008 at 7:58am —
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I know, if I were to ask this question five years ago everyone would look at me funny. Heck, I’m sure a few of you are looking at me funny right now, thinking how on earth could a show that was so undeniably geared toward pop music and major labels represent the highpoint of anything artistic? Well, after watching various year by year “Best of TRL” countdowns this past Saturday, something MTV Hits was runn…
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Added by Adam Bernard on November 19, 2008 at 7:48am —
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Some folks have noted that I have a predilection for featuring east coast artists as my Artists Of The Week. Well, you can’t get much further from the east coast of the US than South Africa, and that’s exactly where this week’s Artist Of The Week, Eyezon, hails from. Figuring an emcee who’s actually seen apartheid up close and personal might have a thing or two to say, I sat down with Eyezon this week t…
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Added by Adam Bernard on November 17, 2008 at 7:54am —
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If you’re an artist who is selling your music hand to hand you know how hard it is to convince someone who has never heard of you to shell out their hard earned money to listen to your work. Heck, people are barely willing to open up their wallets to purchase the music of the artists they
are familiar with. There is a simple, and not too pricey, solution to this, and it’s one that’s almost…
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Added by Adam Bernard on November 14, 2008 at 7:51am —
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Last week I spent four days and three nights in sin city. It was my very first Vegas experience and I know their motto is “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” but since I’m a writer we’re gonna have to throw that out the window. The main reason I was there was to see my cousin get married, which he did in a very nice, and very quick, ceremony (congratulations Steve and Crystal!), but there were…
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Added by Adam Bernard on November 12, 2008 at 7:51am —
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Remember back in the day when east and west coast artists beefed with each other? Well, Fiyawata is the complete opposite of that. Composed of Brooklyn born emcee Ambessa the Articulate and Oakland songstress Zakiya Harris, Fiyawata and their music not only work to break down barriers and misconceptions, they also push the boundaries of Hip-Hop and work to expand its definition. This week I caught up…
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Added by Adam Bernard on November 10, 2008 at 8:10am —
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A lot of B-Listers, AKA my former Artists Of The Week, are doing big things. Many of these noteworthy news items can be found in the B-Lister News section of this site. Right here right now, however (straight up Jesus Jones style), I want to take a minute to showcase the five most recent music videos B-Listers have created. This will more than likely end up a recurring feature whenever enough v…
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Added by Adam Bernard on November 10, 2008 at 8:02am —
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On Saturday, November 1st, I had a litany of things to do, the final item being interviewing Sonic Boom 6, a ska / punk / reggae / Hip-Hop band, at The Knitting Factory after their show. Little did I know that this was no small show, it was a “three stories of ska” event featuring numerous bands and, of course, all of their fans. When I arrived at 7pm, right around when the doors were scheduled to open,…
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Added by Adam Bernard on November 5, 2008 at 7:57am —
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To say I’ve known Fresh Daily for a while would be an understatement. I knew him back when he rhymed under a different name and was part of a totally different crew. Now he’s heading up the AOK Collective and the name Fresh Daily is well known and highly respected throughout NYC. He has a unique style and a personality which exudes zero ego. Fresh Daily isn’t just good at emceeing, he has a lot of f…
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Added by Adam Bernard on November 3, 2008 at 8:01am —
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A brand new column, a brand new issue of Beyond Race, and the planning of a little time off highlight the best of the month that was, while electoral hijinks, one of my least favorite sports teams seeing success, and yet another New York landmark closing its doors are the lowlights. This is The Vibe Report for October 2008.
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Added by Adam Bernard on October 31, 2008 at 7:58am —
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I am a firm believer that you can tell a lot about a person just by looking at their CD collection (many of you may have already figured that out after my “How Hip-Hop Has Changed My ‘Type’” article). Today I’m going to give you a peek into mine. Well, at least the CD wallet I keep in my car. It’s obviously not a complete collection by any stretch of the imagination, especially since there are only 24…
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Added by Adam Bernard on October 29, 2008 at 7:59am —
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Every artist wants it. Donnie Goines has it. The “it” in this case is buzz and I know Goines has it because I’d heard, or read, his name over two dozen times before I’d ever met the man. Whether it was emails, YouTube clips, or songs, everywhere I was turning there was something with Donny Goines’ name attached to it. A little over a month ago we finally bumped into each other at a show at The Knit…
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Added by Adam Bernard on October 27, 2008 at 7:42am —
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Everyone has at least one or two, or if you’re a real ladies man, ten, R&B albums that can be easily defined as booty albums. These are your go-to joints for when you’re having a lady friend over that you’d like to spend some time naked with. Sadly, there has been an epidemic that has afflicted many potentially great booty albums, relegating them to the ranks of simply being “R&B joints.” T…
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Added by Adam Bernard on October 24, 2008 at 7:30am —
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