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  Rap Release of the Week: Quelle Chris' '2Dirt4TV Vol. 1'

  April 13, 2012 – "Even their presentation was unique. I mean they weren't gangsta, but they weren't Huxtabilized either. That was the strangest irony of all: Musically, they were the next level A Tribe Called Quest. But lyrically? They were closer to N.W.A than De La Soul." That's ?uestlove of the Roots, praising Detroit rap underground underdogs Slum Village, in the liner notes for the 2005 CD release of Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 1. …
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  No Trivia's Friday Five

  March 30, 2012 – Writer Harry Crews died on Wednesday. He was 76. What's that have to do with rap music? Well, not too much, though I'd encourage you to hunt down one of his novels if you're near a pretty good library (which you're probably not), or an okay used book store (even less likely). I'd recommend Car, about a dude who decides to eat a Ford Maverick. …
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• Slum Village, 'Villa Manifesto' (E1)

  July 14, 2010 – Since the release of their defiantly angsty fifth album in 2005, these Detroit indie hip-hop stalwarts have mourned the passing of founding members J Dilla and Baatin. Now reduced to the duo of T3 and Elzhi, the group struggle to celebrate their former members via prerecorded material, while still indulging the playa lifestyle. …
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