“So Get Backstage, I’m Here To Take The Stage Back”

Donny Goines Live @ A3C from The Smoking Section on Vimeo. Donny Goines refuses to fail. Success in Hip-Hop has become increasingly elusive. Whether one aims to attain critical acclaim, 15 minutes of fame or commercial success, it’s no longer as straightforward as it may have once been.

October 11th, 2009 | Events, GENERAL, MUSIC, SMOKE BREAK, Videos | Read More

Your Brief A3C Perfect Attendance Recap: Night One

If you were in Atlanta but weren’t @ The Five Spot last night for Perfect Attendance, you missed out on a good start to what’s going to be a great weekend. Since I’m still groggy (yes, even in the afternoon my ears still feel clogged like I went swimming), I’ll keep the words...

October 2nd, 2009 | GENERAL | Read More

TSS Presents The Countdown To A3C’s Perfect Attendance Showcase: Day 7

With fifty artists to cover, we figure we’ll give you a musical dosage in advance of what you’ll be hearing down @ A3C’s Perfect Attendance showcase, co-hosted by The TSS Crew. So each day, we’ll do a little division and feature seven to eight of the artists & their music....

September 24th, 2009 | AUDIO, Events, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

It Just Keeps Getting Better…

October 1st to 3rd. A3C Festival, Atlanta, GA. Excited yet? If not, here’s more reason to get hype. Your beloved Section has partnered with SMKA Productions and the lovely Fadia Kader to bring you “A3C’s Perfect Attendance” showcase.

September 17th, 2009 | Events, GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

Donny Goines’ Fave Five

The untimely passing of filmmaker John Hughes shed significant light on what actually constituted as a great movie. Just glancing at his filmography, it was clear that he was he was a mastermind in capturing the joy and pains of societal American culture for the silver screen. In the realm of Hip-Hop,...

September 1st, 2009 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, AS TOLD TO, AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Donny Goines Feat. Che Grand & Izza Kizza - “She Likes” Video

Donny’s girl >>> Seriously though: if you still haven’t downloaded The Breakfast Club, and you’re complaining about the lack of good music out there, your opinion is truly worthless. Previously Posted — TSS Presents Smoking Sessions With Donny Goines | “Bring It Forward”...

July 10th, 2009 | GENERAL, MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

“Bring It Forward” - Review Of Donny Goines’ The Breakfast Club

Never underestimate the power of determination and merits of hard work. In just a little over a year, Donny Goines has made a prominent name for himself, appearing on countless guest verses and radio shows and even releasing his debut album Minute After Midnight last December. If sleep is the cousin...

June 29th, 2009 | ALBUM REVIEWS, GENERAL, MUSIC, STRAY SHOTS | Read More

Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival ’09: A Retrospective

Words By Jesse H. There’s something about Brooklyn. After you’ve lived in New York City long enough to understand the subtle nuances of the subway system (knowing the color of the train you need and the actual letter of the train you need is a very pivotal difference), you begin to have...

June 24th, 2009 | Events, GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

TWTW: The Father’s Day Edition

First off, big salute to all the fathers out there. On the streets, at war, at work, hustling, locked up, who still find strength to maintain and still keep the babies. You’re raising the future. We doff our hats to you. Back to our regular scheduled programming. What did you miss this week? -...

June 21st, 2009 | GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK, The Week That Was | Read More

TSS Presents Smoking Sessions With Donny Goines

“If you don’t know my name, I’m not working hard enough” — Donny Goines. Donny Goines said this to me shortly after I met him for the first time. I’d been given the opportunity to hang with him when he was opening for Talib Kweli’s group Idle Warship, who all were allegedly too...

June 15th, 2009 | "Smoking Sessions With...", ARTIST INTERVIEWS, GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

Donny Goines - The Breakfast Club

It’s funny how the music universe aligns its stars to manifest various degrees of separation. Just this morning, I got my day started to Big Pun’s “Laughing At You” which samples 80’s rock band Simple Mind’s “Don’t You (Forget About Me). The composition...

May 19th, 2009 | GENERAL, MUSIC, STRAY SHOTS | Read More

It’s Notherground Music!

If any of you so-called MCs thought you were writing hot-fiya to the beats of It’s A 6th Sense Beat Yo!, maybe you should fall back and listen how it was originally done. Ranging from 7/11/06 to 1/7/09, here’s the original songs that made 6th Sense’s production even more compelling....

April 29th, 2009 | GENERAL, MUSIC, Mixtapes, Videos | Read More

Donny Goines - “What U Expected (Remix)”

Courtesy Of Don Michaels Last week we argued about the decline of NYC’s rappers signature sound. And while opinions varied on both sides of the fence, it’s safe to say everybody agreed the best solution was to allow the music to dominate above all other politics. So with that, Donny Goines...

April 28th, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

4.25 The Cooler

Kathy. Freak Something Saturday. Nuggets. Eminem Launches Fictional Drug Rehabilitation Site [AHH] Justin Timberlake & Jimmy Kimmel: Golf Cuddle [Just Jared] Donny Goines - Making of “The Breakfast Club” [Xclusives Zone] Matthew Williamson for H&M Insanity [Black Voices] Awareness:...

April 25th, 2009 | GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK, The Cooler | Read More

Mick Boogie & Outasight - From There To Here: An Album Prequel

Hip-Hop’s newest double threat is solidifying the ground he walks on with “Exclusive” content while “Rollin Wit” a few names you may be familiar with… Mick Boogie 6th Sense Donny Goines Tunji But the backup is just your ideal garnish. This debonair vocalist steers...

March 17th, 2009 | GENERAL, MUSIC, Mixtapes | Read More

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