Erykah Badu's New Amerykah part two ( Return of the Anhk)

Without a doubt!!!! I highly recommend this album!
Erykah Badu 6th album is a joy to listen to! More soul music than R&B
I will post a more extensive review by the end of this week 

As we proceed to give you what you need ...
Well hip hop as failed me on that part , because what i needed was quality not quantity , it was hard work and work ethic and all i was given was a bland, process cheese like product ,where anybody with a computer and 5000 dollars to make a video could become a hit.I know you will tell me the game has changed and all that but it changed to what exactly. When the biggest seller is Lil Wayne, when you can't differentiate between mainstream and underground anymore but as much as i can blame the industry for giving me crap, i have to blame myself and you for accepting mediocrity in all form,the fact that we keep on buying what they put out , i buy because they sell and they sell because i buy: simple economics 101.

The Architect is a section which focuses on producers and their craft, mostly by showing beatsmiths in their natural habitat: the studio.

Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence is not what you would call a household name among regular hip-hop fans, but his pedigree has been vastly underrated over time. With his oftentimes partner and good friend Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie (which most of you know as The Mad Rapper), he has crafted a few classics in the second half of the 90's, and definitely helped create and cement Sean "Puffy" Combs' and Bad Boy Records' legacy as the powerhouse of mainstream hip-hop as part of The Hitmen collective.

The Future will be our segment dedicated to the up-and-comers, the new burgeoning acts what we think will have an impact in hip-hop. For our very first piece, we take a look at a pioneer's lineage in Run's young son, Diggy Simmons.

This one is for the heads... Bun B even gets conscious on this one. Crazy Hi-Tek beat to boot.

In collaboration with Absolut Vodka, Jay-Z gives us a rare glimpse into his concert rehearsal process while professing his love for his craft, his business ventures and the city of New York in this 15-minute short documentary directed by Danny Clinch. Appearance by John Mayer. Vid after the jump.

Like many of my generation , I grew up with a wide range of musical sounds, going from Motown to Metallica, from Otis Redding to the Rolling Stones, from Run DMC to Slick Rick. In short, I love and live music so it's a little disconcerting to see what Hip-Hop or Rap music (which I feel is close to its last breath) has come to.

Who would've thought a couple of years ago that Jay Electronica would be in the position that he's currently in? Originally hailing from New Orleans (admittedly not the mecca of complex, thoughtful lyricism in hip-hop music), Jay Elec has defied and broken any last stereotype of the typically predictable, under-lyrical, over-swaggerred Southern rapper by dropping a couple of interesting tracks and projects over the past 2 years, most notably "Act I - Eternal Sunshine" and even producing Nas' incredible intro "Queens Get The Money", from his Untitled album.