Why would anyone settle for less when there’s something better out there waiting for them? That’s the way Shane Eli sees things and that’s what he’s aiming to give listeners with the release of his second mixtape, I Can Do Better. With better production, better lyrics, better sequencing and practically anything else that’s in his control, Eli’s goal is to raise the bar. Read the rest of this entry »

“…Put on that Bobby Womack.”

Sometimes relating to how things were “back in the day” proves to be a bit tough for this 24-year-old.

For me, back in the day is my Beta copy of Ghostbusters, Food Fight for Atari and Prodigy on dial-up (not the rapper or dance group; the online service, young’n…).

Not to say I don’t understand the concept of reminiscing, for perspective’s sake. But a lot of the time, suggestive insight from my elders just makes me feel like my current generation is in some futuristic, hand-held micro-universe, just waiting to self-destruct. Read the rest of this entry »