Lateef The Truthspeaker has seen his share of action in Hip Hop music and culture. Fans of the late 90's and early 2000's West Coast underground scene will undoubtedly remember Lateef from his work with the movement's prominent artists such as Blackilicious, Dilated Peoples, and Jurassic 5 as well as the group Latryx, which he formed with Lyrics Born.  His journey in music has been as eventful as…

photo by Cody Bralts Lollapalooza has been one of the largest events to occur in Chicago for the past couple years, and we've been privileged to experience some of the most breaking and innovative music known to us today during this time. This year we got our annual dose of great new music, but my overall feelings about the festival was definitely affected by this year's presentation of the…

"my dialogue dietary law requires you to just go ahead and jump off the deep end." B(lu)'s Jesus LP, the one that hit the web seemingly out of nowhere earlier this summer, has been remastered and released properly via Nature Sounds.  The digital version dropped yesterday, with the vinyl and CD coming August 30th.  Blu recorded the LP under his alter-ego B, and the album is another lo-fi winner…

Words by Alexander "RTC" Fruchter Every time I think of Big Boi or Andre 3000, I can't help but laugh at how a duo named Outkast have become globally accepted, and one of the world's biggest Hip Hop acts.  The duo are revered and acclaimed for their boundary pushing music, their against the grain fashion, and how they were unlike anything ever heard or seen when they burst onto the scene in the…

With two movies already made about the planet where primates rule, Rise of the Planet of the Apes looks to explain the origins of such a world. Starring James Franco as the inventor of a new brain repairing drug, it quickly spirals into the typical template for a movie about chimps exposed to experimental drugs. Chaos and destruction ensue as the animals rage through San Fransisco and Franco…

The always interesting Mishka NYC is giving us a look at their next release in a dope video. The visual features their friends 12th Planet, Diplo, The ’87 Stick Up Kids, Nathan from Wavves, The Glitch Mob, Nadastrom, Tearist, Congorock, Health and Pictureplane all wearing pieces from the upcoming drop. Paired with some great music selection that is nearly as hectic as the brand, the video shows…

Just in time for the new year, Planet Asia is set to drop a new LP on December 28th.  The LP is entitled Crack Black Theatre and is another notch in what is an illustrious mixtape/LP catalog for the Cali Agent.  One of the very first shows I ever put on was a concert for Hip Hop Congress in Bloomington, Indiana headlined by Planet Asia. In "Nothing Wrong", taken from the LP, Asia raps over…