March 3-9, 2005 cover story Hotel ACANA THE ASSIMILATOR: Voffee Jabateh wants to make sure immigrants have more help than he did upon arriving from Liberia 15 years ago. Photo By: Michael T. Regan A West Philly group helps African…
April 512, 2001 music| my writes B-Girl Interrupted Can a sister get a mic check? by Hamida Kinge It doesnt take a quantum physicist to figure out that hip-hop could use a quantum leap of creative energy. Turn your TV…
February 22March 1, 2001 music| my writes Umi Said What? The debut of an occasional column on hip-hop culture. by Hamida Kinge Youve probably seen the new Air Jordan commercial featuring Mos Defs song “Umi Says.” But what you might…
June 1522, 2000 20 questions Tiffany Bacon Inner groove: Tiffany Bacon brings a chill club night to your living room. by Hamida Kinge If only for three hours each Sunday night, Power 99s Tiffany Bacon stages a coup détat …
May 1118, 2000 music music Of One Mind Of One Mind Crew cuts: OneWay (clockwise from front) Kenny, Spreadlove, Big Jim Slade, Chops, Munk Wit Da Funk, Nukeem, Jeff J. and Will. (DJ Cosmo and K-Sara not present.) Crew cuts:…
April 1320, 2000 music issue Imperial Trooper At Last: Jamal Gray, aka Last Emperor, ponders his long-awaited debut. Allied with Prince Paul, Last Emperor prepares to attack. interview by Hamida Kinge Jamal Gray, known in the rhyming realm as Last…
March 29, 2000 music Leaders of the New School LM Ments: (Clockwise from top left corner) Noam Szwergold, Khalil Byrd, Ezra Masch, Akil Baker, Greg ODonnell and Matt Little. The young members of LM Mental have got skills to spare.…
October 1926, 2000 music issue Gold Sounds Poise on the keys: James Poyser tickles the ivories. Erykah Badu? The Roots? Cherokee? Talib Kweli? The bucket drummer? Its all in a days work on North Seventh. by Hamida Kinge What started…
