Articles by Del F. Cowie

Sadat X

Experience and Education

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2006

Possessing one of the most distinctive voices in hip-hop, Sadat X’s respect as a hip-hop artist built from his integral involvement in New...

Show/D.I.T.C.

Street Talk

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2006

A compilation featuring the initials D.I.T.C. is sure to get knowledgeable hip-hop heads running to pick it up. After all, the Diggin’ in t...

J-Live, Class Is In Session.

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

J-Live has a right to be upset, but he's not. After releasing a brace of critically acclaimed singles at the crest of independent hip-hop's...

Blackalicious. Travelling Music.

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

As part of the Solesides collective, MC Gift of Gab and DJ Chief Xcel, better known as Blackalicious, were influential players on the Bay A...

Slum Village Bass Instincts

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Even while the critical acclaim was pouring in for their last album Fantastic Volume II, Slum Village was vowing they were done with the "F...

The Many Sides of <b>Kanye West</b>

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Kanye West is a study in contrasts. He is a producer of household names like Alicia Keys and Jay-Z, yet he's worked the boards for comparat...

Mr. Roam's Art of Conversation

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

As his album title Tom Strokes Presents The Classix Plus Six suggests, Toronto-based MC Mr. Roam is hardly a new jack. Collecting several s...

Inside Madlib's Bomb Shelter

Year in Review 2003

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Madlib's wildly eclectic output in the last year has traversed hip-hop, jazz, reggae, broken beat, and several alter egos. A restless creat...