Up from the 36 Chambers You don’t need us to tell you that the Wu-Tang Clan are one of the greatest and most influential hip-hop groups of all time. Possibly the greatest. With their mixture of kung-fu iconography, street-level realness, raw production and free-roaming lyrics, they defined the sound of classic early 90s East Coast rap […]
7 years ago
How a group of lyrical misfits from New York City shook up the world and created a blueprint for future Hip Hop hall of famers November 9th 1993 will forever remain a significant day in the Hip Hop calendar. Aside from A Tribe Called Quest releasing their outstanding Midnight Marauders album, it’s also the same […]
7 years ago
R.I.P. Ol’ Dirty Bastard This coming November will mark 14 years since the passing of Ol’ Dirty Bastard, one of music’s most animated and much loved characters. To me it seems way longer than that. I can remember hearing the Wu-Tang Clan’s debut album, Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), for the first time and falling […]
8 years ago
Martin Shkreli’s fuckery has finally caught up with him. Charged with defrauding investors in Retrophin, the pharmaceutical company he co-founded, Martin Shkreli is currently in jail awaiting his March 9th sentencing. As part of his conviction, Judge Kiyo Matsumoto has ordered the “playboy of pharmaceuticals” to forfeit $7.36 million in assets, which includes the one […]
8 years ago
That’s why they call him Slim Shady…
8 years ago