Articles by Del F. Cowie

Masia One

PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2012

When Masia One hands me a copy of her latest album Bootleg Culture, she tells me there's another blank CD inside so I can burn the album an...

Kendrick Lamar

good kid, m.A.A.d. city

PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2012

In delivering one of the most striking hip-hop major label debuts in recent memory, Kendrick Lamar has not only put himself at the forefron...

Various

Cruel Summer

PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2012

Every project Kanye West has been attached to so far has had a unifying, well-executed concept, elevating his artistry in the process. Even...

Middle Of Nowhere

Ava DuVernay

PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2012

Director Ava DuVernay picked up a Best Director Award at this year's Sundance Film Festival (the first black female director to do so) for...

Bad 25

Spike Lee

PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2012

With a musical figure as universally known and analyzed as Michael Jackson – a scrutiny that has only intensified since his shocking...

Nas

Life is Good

PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2012

Nothing is ever simple when it comes to Nas. Consequently, a deceptively lucid title for his tenth studio record is juxtaposed with the whi...

Azealia Banks

Fantasea

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2012

Azealia Banks' rapid ascension continues unabated with the release of her latest mixtape, Fantasea, released mere months after the release...

Masta Ace

PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2012

When word first surfaced of this project, it seemed straightforward enough. Revered MC Masta Ace rhyming over beats from MF Doom's critical...