I first became aware of Emmanuel Jal’s story when I saw War Child, the film based on his life, at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008. As a former child-soldier-turned-MC who grew up in civil war-torn Sudan, Jal was eventually rescued and able to start a new life, making it a mission to tell his story and [...]

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Jay Electronica has recently delivered his “Exhibit C” to the masses, and photos from his show at Santos last week are below. If you’re not hip to Florence and The Machine, you’re losing, and 50 Cent recruited Governor, one of my favorite voices, to sing on “Do You Think About Me.” Joss [...]

Each year that CMJ hits New York, you can feel the energy in the air… music heads take to the streets to soak up their favorite artists’ music, and in most cases, they also get a taste for some new ones along the way. Last week, I had the privilege of seeing three great shows [...]

Yes. Lacezilla.com has been born, and The Labyrinth finally has a new, fresh face. 
In the spirit of the blog’s very evolution, let’s take a walk down the road we travelled to get here. 
 

 
I Could Have Went Left
Nas “Hip Hop Is Dead”
A storage company’s ‘07 ad campaign attacks touchy topics like the right wing political agenda and celebrity-driven culture. [...]