photo: Chrissy Piper For nearly a decade Aesop Rock repped New York while being an integral artist on the indie-rap powerhouse Definitive Jux. Still recording under the Def Jux imprint, he now resides in San Francisco with his wife of three years. As he and his fans acclimate to his San Francisco home-base, the artist […]
Though I’ve never been a huge fan of El-P, half of the pivotal group Company Flow and don of the underground via Def Jux (the label he founded), it’s always been clear that the New York native is nothing if not prolific, boundlessly talented and extra creative. With his latest solo record I’ll Sleep When […]
So what do you get when you match one of the industry’s dopest, most respected indie rappers with one of the industry’s unsung production talents? That would be the latest offering from Def Jux and Mr. Lif himself, Mo’ Mega. Produced almost entirely by Def’s head honcho, El-P, the album sports an industrial griminess that […]
The first thing you notice about the new C-Rayz Walz record is all the collabo’s (featuring El-P, Jean Grae, M-1 from Dead Prez, and more). Not knocking the hustle, because the records sound good! And, of all the people that you can have on your album, those are some of the cream…but, C-Rayz is one […]
With hip-hop being constantly on the rise as a musical genre, it’s no surprise that the theories within it cross into other genres, perpetually retrieving ideas and assimilating them as it’s own. RJD2 is a prime example of that; as one of the leading independent producers of the present day, his latest release, Since We […]
Every day, I’m amazed by the phenomenon of hip-hop, the way the sportsmanship of the scene demands a higher and higher quality of players each passing year, and the way that the true fanatics are willing to not only acknowledge the roots that they have in all different kinds of music, but are also incorporating […]
Def Jux nails it down again with the comprehensive new compilation, Definitive Jux Presents: III. Hearing comps like these is awesome because they really give you a taste of the talent within the label. This album in particular contains tracks not found on any of their artist’s albums, with the exception of two — an […]
To be fresh in hip-hop, to be innovative, you have to be prepared to go the route that no one has tried. You have to be in it for the music, regardless of what the general public thinks. The indie record label Definitive Jux has always been on the forefront with that kind of thought, […]
For anyone who would always wanted to go to New York but couldn’t get the time off or the money together, relax. Aesop Rock is bringing the Big Apple right over to your house, complete with subways, nightclubs, graffiti, street kids with boom boxes and the occasional electric ninja.
“Every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind…what we sow is what we reap. And when we choose actions that bring happiness and success to others, the fruit of our karma is happiness and success.” –Deepak Chopera I guess it depends on your own definition of success and happiness, […]
