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Reconstructing Mick Boogie’s The Honor Roll

This year’s VH1 Hip-Hop Honors show has taken on a whole life of its own. Building from the momentum of previous years, the show & the channel are proving to be accurate to the essence of Hip-Hop music & culture. Digging deeper into the history each year, they’ve managed to recognize...
October 6th, 2008 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, GENERAL, Reconstruction | Read More

Reconstructing The De La Soul Years With Prince Paul (Part Two)

Words By DJ Sorce-1 “If you don’t put Prince Paul in the top ten producers of all time, then you are smoking a rock.” — MC Serch Throughout his career, Prince Paul has earned himself a reputation as a fearless risk-taker. His track record of oddball projects includes everything...
August 21st, 2008 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, GENERAL, Reconstruction | Read More

From The Soul: The Music and Influence of De La (Part One)

I’m a certified music junkie. I own hundreds of CD’s, mixtapes and cassettes. I lost count of my record collection years ago. I’ve been to many a live show and I’ve rocked for big crowds as a party DJ. Throughout the countless hours I’ve spent listening to music over...
August 19th, 2008 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, GENERAL, Reconstruction | Read More

Reconstructing Zo! & Tigallo Love The 80’s

Take one musician more versed than a collection of sonnets. Add one MC who rips tougher than a phone book. Throw them in an industry think-tank devoid of artist development and full of MySpace rappers. A dash of humor. A sprinkle of throwback. Stir. Such is the recipe for Zo! And Tigallo Love the ’80s,...
August 1st, 2008 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, GENERAL, Reconstruction | Read More

Reconstructing DJ P’s Hell On Wheels

Words By DJ Sorce-1 Horror movies and rap music have always seemed to have a loosely formed bond. From The Geto Boys “My Minds Playin’ Tricks on Me” to The Gravediggaz conceptual 6 Feet Deep album, there has been no shortage of inspiration drawn from scary cinema in the world of rap....
July 23rd, 2008 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, GENERAL, Reconstruction | Read More

Reconstructing “From Where???” With Skillz

1996 was a year chock full of great rap albums. There was an endless list of essential long players, including ATLiens, It Was Written, The Score, Hell On Earth, and Ironman, just to name a few. Yet amongst all these heavyweights, there was a worthwhile album that many overlooked. It featured a much...
June 4th, 2008 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, GENERAL, Reconstruction | Read More

Reconstructing Pizza At Primo’s With DJ Jaycee

“A DJ Premier mix tape of B-sides, remixes, samples and forgotten tracks? Why not… This was easily one of the best hip-hop mix tapes released last year. I still don’t understand how people slept on this.” – DJ Soul Can someone DJ for Luda, be a member of DJ Drama’s...
April 22nd, 2008 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, GENERAL, Reconstruction | Read More

Reconstructing Vinroc’s Recon-Struction

Words By DJ Sorce-1 Graphics By P. Lately, I’ve been listening to nothing but pre new millennium music. With a few exceptions, if it came out post 2000, I haven’t been fucking with it. Call me bitter. Call me a hater. Call me whatever you want to, but I sorely needed a break. I needed to...
February 27th, 2008 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, GENERAL, Reconstruction | Read More

Uncommon Valor: The Story of Staff Sergeant John A. Thorburn and RA The Rugged Man

Words By DJ Sorce-1 Graphics By P. On March 14th, 1970, during a Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol mission in the Duc Lap area of the Quang Duc Province of South Viet Nam, a UH-1P helicopter carrying Capt. Dana A. Dilley, Capt. Marvin R. Loper, SSgt John A. Thorburn, and A1c David A. Carpenter was shot...
December 20th, 2007 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, GENERAL, Reconstruction | Read More