Articles by Del F. Cowie

Murs

Murs 3:16 : The 9th Edition

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

A member of veteran Bay Area crew Living Legends, Murs is increasingly making a name outside of the collective. Following up last year’s cr...

Mr. Complex

Twisted Mister

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Mr. Complex was one of the first MCs to capitalise on the independent wave that swept the New York area in the mid-’90s, selling tens of th...

Jill Scott

Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Over a musical flashback exhibiting her prodigious vocal techniques, the first sound from Jill Scott’s mouth on this new record is a big lo...

The Making of <b>Lupe Fiasco</b>

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Two questions into my interview with Lupe Fiasco, a stocky man walks up, brazenly ignoring the Q&A set-up and introduces himself to the MC....

Oh No

Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Stones Throw producer/MC Oh No hasn&#8217;t exactly been dealt a good hand. To make a name for himself he has to overcome a number of obsta...

Big Shug

Who's Hard?

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

After years of appearing on Gang Starr Foundation records Big Shug has finally dropped an album. He has never been mistaken for being a lyr...

Slum Village

Slum Village

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

You can’t fault Slum Village for being persistent. The Detroit outfit have survived rampant bootlegging, the loss of two original members a...

Kardinal Offishall

Man on Fire

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2005

When Kardinal Offishall drops his long-awaited new album Fire & Glory on November 15, you won't hear the song he did with American hip-hop...