Review: Count Bass D offers latest chapter in evolving story with ‘Crisis’
Count Bass D COUNT BASS D, L7 (Mid Life Crisis) There are precious few unique characters in rap music. Mos Def is to Talib Kweli as Young Jeezy is to, well, any rapper who includes "Young" in his stage...
View ArticleReview: COOLOUT evokes post-midnight club hours on ‘Goodbye’
coolout COOLOUT, The Long Goodbye The latest disc from local club DJ Christopher "COOLOUT" Davis evokes the hazy post-midnight hours in some hipper-than-thou urban club, where '90s-era East Coast rap...
View ArticleReview: MC Battle and Cite Unseen explore hip-hop’s experimental side
MC Battle and Cite Unseen (photo: Emily Ramey) MC BATTLE AND CITE UNSEEN, The Unseen Battle Spencer "Battle" Thomson and Scott "Cite Unseen" Campbell are off to a good start with their debut disc, The...
View ArticleAudio issues make for sweet but short Q-Tip set at Rites of Spring
Q-Tip at Rites of Spring (photo: John Partipilo/The Tennessean) While hipster-hopper Santigold rocked the crowd at Vanderbilt University's Rites of Spring festival Friday, her back-up dancers made...
View ArticleT.I. pumps up energetic Rites of Spring crowd
Click to see a gallery of photos from Rites of Spring (this photo of T.I.: John Partipilo/The Tennessean). T.I.'s appearance at Vanderbilt University's Rites of Spring festival Friday would be one of...
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