Happy 39th Birthday Pac
Today, Tupac Shakur would've been 39 years old. What is your favorite Tupac song of all time?
MC Breed (1972-2008)
It was reported over the weekend that rapper MC Breed (Eric Breed), most famous for the song Ain’t No Future in Yo Frontin’, passed away from what I believe to be injuries related to kidney failure. He was in the hospital earlier in September of this year after collapsing because of kidney failure.
Rapreviews.com has a statement up from Breed’s family and management.
We are saddened by our great loss. More than just an artist, we […]
New Music In Stores & Online 8-5-08: Is It September Yet?
I mentioned the “dog days” in last week’s column, but this week’s set of releases appears to be just as, if not more lame than the one that preceded it. Anyway, since we’re about making lemonade out of lemons here, here’s this week’s hotlist.
The cover of Conor Oberst's self-titled new album.
Conor Oberst “Conor Oberst”-Since Conor Oberst basically is Bright Eyes, isn’t this a little like Trent Reznor making an album as “Trent Reznor”? I dunno. I can’t say that I know much about Bright Eyes except for the fact that the rock press loves him. Tons of friends have tried to get me into him on mixtapes and I just don’t get it. Too pretentious for me. But you can go ahead and like him. I won’t hate you.
[…]