Planet Ill is back with the week in song thefts and beat jacks. Goapele, Daley, Jadakiss and Donnis bring it on some classic tracks. Find out if they do the originals any justice.
Smashing Pumpkins gets some second time around mainstream shine with The Fellowship. Should you join? Tune in and find out.
Daley hops on the Gorillaz train for the ode to the Donca Matic beat making machine, “Doncamatic (All Played Out).” The results are anythign but played out
Tricky is back with Mixed Race. Is his 9th studio album the next dope step after Knowle West Boy? Or has he reverted back to the the man the critics love to hate. Come on in and find out.
Today he is Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, but 40 years ago he was H. Rap Brown. In recognition of his birthday Planet Ill takes a look at the tragic irony that now finds Imam Jamil in prison, probably for the rest of his life.
Bruno Mars takes his music through twists and turns of heartbreak, love, casual sex, depression, drug use, marriage proposals and bad relationships on Doo-Wops & Hooligans. It’s nothing that would be expected of Mr. Mars, but welcome nonetheless.
This week’s Classic Clash involves Puffy’s two protege’s The Queen of Hip-Hop/B&B Mary J Blige and Bad Boy’s First Lady Faith Evans. Which one of their signature Puffy-helmed albums was better?
Its Planet Ill’s weekly look into all that is swiped, borrowed and pilfered in the music industry. This week we take a look (or listen) at The Roots, Bahamadia and Miike Snow, among others.
Aaron Pfenning is one third of Chairlift and the entirety of his new project Rewards. Does he manage a solo song worthy of burning the candle at both ends? Take a listen and find out.
Holly comes stomping through with all the Sleigh Bell’s goodness we have come to know and love. Get your earplugs and join the party.