Talib Kweli, "The Proud" Black Star underwent a slow disintegration after their one and only record, one of the best hip-hop records ever. Mos Def pursued a solo career, leaving Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek to make a record together. Then, Kweli broke...
Marlowe, "Spring Kick" Marlowe, the collaboration between L'Orange and Solemn Brigham, put out their second album (entitled Marlowe 2) and continued in the same vein. It's all gnarly breakbeats, surprising samples, and rapid-fire rhymes. Lovely stuff. Hybrid, "Doomed...
STS, "All I Wanted Was A Caddy" I've sung the praises of this record, but the STS and RJD2 colab from 2015 is such a gas. RJD2 is in great form, and STS is able to really bring it home on...
They Might Be Giants, "Nanobots" The title track of their 2013 album, which was the second album of a little renaissance from TMBG. Post-children's albums, they put together two outstanding records, bursting with ideas and shimmering tunes. Join Us ranks in...
Eggs, "Erin Go Bragh!" Hmm. Time to find out what the translation of "erin go bragh" actually is, a phrase that I know only from associations, and not what it actually means. "Ireland to the end of time", neat!...
