Articles by Del F. Cowie

Various

The Difference Vol. 1

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2002

This hip-hop compilation is a little different from your average affair, and this ultimately works to its advantage. Clocking in at 12 trac...

Various

Soundbombing 3

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2002

The last few months have seen the fortunes of independent rap labels take a sharp nosedive. Rawkus's roster is now part of MCA, and this th...

Hip-Hop Geography

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

Since its birth in the South Bronx neighbourhood in New York in the late ‘70s, vibrant hip-hop scenes have evolved internationally, infused...

Life Force Radio

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

Influenced by his mentor Jeru the Damaja, on whose seminal The Sun Rises in The East he appeared, Afu-Ra's subsequent lyrical offerings bor...

Scratch

The Embodiment of Instrumentation

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

Mention "the fifth element" to any hip-hop head and they'll likely interpret it as beat-boxing. Yet despite being a vital staple of any fre...

The Streets

Original Pirate Material

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

The UK music press has been falling all over themselves to declare Mike Skinner (aka the Streets) the British Eminem, whatever that means....

Agent K

Feed The Cat

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

Broken-beat multi-instrumentalist, producer and member Kaidi Tatham has chalked up a number of credits on music emerging from this movement...

Lauryn Hill

MTV Unplugged 2.0

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

The verdicts returned on this record have varied wildly. While some have dismissed it as self-indulgent, others have termed it a brave reco...