Coming from the Perverted Monks camp, Afu-Ra is most well known through his affiliation with the Gang Starr Foundation and Jeru the Damaja. Remember that song on Jeru’s The Sun Rises in the East album called “Mental Stamina”? That dope MC on there? Yeah… That’s Afu-Ra. That was his first major mention to the world. He made another appearance on Jeru’s second album Wrath of the Math, on the track “Physical Stamina”, in 1996. Afu’s debut single,... Read More →

CYNE formed in the summer of 2001, within the longtime hardcore/punk/d.i.y. tradition of Gainesville and collectively embrace a stylistic range that includes everything from prog to pop to metal. These cultural informers collided with CYNE’s practice of sampling and live instrumentation to create music that is the cumulative representation of both the personal and the political. CYNE (“Cultivating Your New Experience”) has collaborated with artists from around the world, including... Read More →

For those that are constantly mentioning how the 1993 Podcast changed their life, you’re about to change your minds. Once a month DJ Guilletine blesses all of us with a mix commemorating one of the golden years of Hiphop. We sit back and between him and I we do mad research on all of the banging albums released said year and we pick out the dopest tunes and he makes love to his turntables. Now… apparently since we began doing this, you guys have jumped on these mixes ASAP and lived religiously... Read More →

One of the most legendary albums ever are thanks to these crazy lyricist/barber shop quartet (Lol). Bone Thugs-n-Harmony had songs that even our parents used to sing and even respect due to the fact that they are beyond talented. Super catchy tunes filled with impeccable melodies and harmonies yet STILL used to make us drive around with our bandanas and dark shades on. One of the main reasons most of us smoke as much as we do and we don’t even realize it. Working with the top of the top heads... Read More →

14KT is one of those producers you’ve definitely heard… but like… You haven’t. Like, he’s there, in that one album you love to love, but like… the artists might say “14kt” and you just shout out “BLING BLING, NIGGA!” not realizing that what the artists is doing is shouting out the genius that produced your favorite track on that album. As most every producer that’s from the 2000′s, he’s a huge Dilla follower. But you... Read More →