.:ALBUM REVIEW: Hi-Hat Club Vol. 6 - Haus & Garten

In the sixth instalment of Melting Pot Music’s Hi-Hat Club releases, the award winning turntablist turned producer DJ Adlib brings the series back to its roots in Cologne, Germany with Haus & Garten.

“Enter” powers up and introduces you to the vibe of this album. Strong drums, synthesizers and prominent bass are the main ingredients throughout and DJ Adlib utilises them well to create his own style. In fact the album, like previous volumes, revels and finds many of its strengths in the varied, liberal sounds employed which mean the tracks are far from clear cut hip-hop beats.

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.:FOOD 4 THOUGHT: Why Sopa And Pipa must be stopped.

Welcome to the internet 2012. In the late 70's when hip-hop burst on the scene as a counter cultural movement. Big business moved quickly to buy home grown talent. So much so that the lyrics quickly began to reflect a corporate lifestyle. Some of the biggest names in the game began to sound more and more like they represented the values of a corrupt regime. Suddenly it was no longer about “The Message” but “Big Pimpin' spending G's”. Hip hop had lost itself. What had represented street life now came to represent corporate America.

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.:EVENT REVIEW: Idle Warship at the Key Club (Los Angeles)

In the City Of Angels, no matter what day of the week it is.. if you're a fan of any particular artist, chances are you'll be coming out to see them. In this case, this past Wednesday night was no different, as the Key Club became a fully packed house, waiting for Idle Warship artists Talib Kweli & Res (w/their band) to come out and jam for their fans. You can even see the anticipation on the audience's faces that once they got started, it was definitely going to be a good night, brought to you by Move Forward Music & Fusicology.

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.:NEWS: Dipset, Hieroglyphics and Dialated People Added to the Paid Dues Festival

Paid Dues is loading up with talent and they're not even done yet. Accompanying headliners Wu-Tang Clan and Odd Future are The Living Legends, Dipset, Hieroglyphics, Kendrick Lamar, DJ Quik, Psycho Realm and Dilated Peoples. The festival takes place on April 7th at Southern California's NOS Events center.

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