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...
Earth Wind & Fire, "Help Somebody" There are several bands that I really only knew from later radio hits that were on when I was a kid. So, to me, they were just these bands that had some corny hits that I didn&...
Rockabye Baby!, "Beautiful Day" This is ostensibly a cover of the Green Day song. This was a gift to us, I think, a while back. And I suppose you can see the intended joke here - it's lulliby music! But also...
Pretty angry set of songs today, mostly. Ice Cube, "I Wanna Kill Sam" Here, we have Ice Cube from one of his peak albums, in full-on fury at the state of America. I love the break in the middle of the song. At...
