Scourge Reviewed by Contra Costa Times:
"Scourge is clearly a work of intelligence and careful craftsmanship, unafraid to ask some big questions and leave them unanswered, and that alone puts Joseph at the head of the pack of not just hip-hop theater auteurs, but modern choreographers, too. "
Amir Sulaiman reviewed by URB:
“With loads of respect and praises from fellow hip-hop all-stars such as Mos Def (who makes an appearance on the album) and Russell Simmons, Sulaiman is ready to take on the nation with his intelligent and deep rhymes, which never fail to express the pain and emotion behind them.”
“With loads of respect and praises from fellow hip-hop all-stars such as Mos Def (who makes an appearance on the album) and Russell Simmons, Sulaiman is ready to take on the nation with his intelligent and deep rhymes, which never fail to express the pain and emotion behind them.”
Staceyann Chin reviewed by Variety:
“Chin is giving voice to an entire population made silent by fear. The very existence of her whip-smart poems is an act of political defiance…”
“Chin is giving voice to an entire population made silent by fear. The very existence of her whip-smart poems is an act of political defiance…”
Q-bert reviewed by Rolling Stone:
“Q-bert is a world-class musician in a world overwhelmed with the novelty of celebrity and the distraction of success…”
“Q-bert is a world-class musician in a world overwhelmed with the novelty of celebrity and the distraction of success…”
Jeff Chang’s Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Reviewed by The New Yorker:
“The birth of hip-hop out of the ruin of the South Bronx is a story that has been told many times, but never with the cinematic scope and the analytic force that Chang brings to it… Chang is blind to no one’s greed or viciousness, but he retains an idealistic view of a music that speaks the truth about the alternately stultifying and horrifying urban landscapes that the parents who hate hip-hop have made…”
“The birth of hip-hop out of the ruin of the South Bronx is a story that has been told many times, but never with the cinematic scope and the analytic force that Chang brings to it… Chang is blind to no one’s greed or viciousness, but he retains an idealistic view of a music that speaks the truth about the alternately stultifying and horrifying urban landscapes that the parents who hate hip-hop have made…”