There’s good news and bad news with Sleepy Brown’s new audio nugget, “You’re My Lady.” Want the bad news first? No, this is not a cover of the classic D’Angelo record. Either way, a treat was in order, but my subconscious kept praying Sleepy would add his syrupy Dungeon Family drawl to the 1995 classic. Read the rest of this entry »

Photo: Boney Starks

First off, I can’t dance.

Now that we got that out of the way, I can tell you about an amazing song that causes me to willingly make a jackass of myself in public. For the sake of my social status I’m blessed this remained an album cut, but it’s unfortunate that “One Of Dem Nights” never hit the mainstream the way it should have. Read the rest of this entry »

Jive Records can eat a bag of baby dongs.

We’ve waited damn near a decade for new Outkast (no, Idlewild doesn’t count) and Jive records has pretty much guaranteed that the reunion won’t be taking place on Big Boi’s forthcoming album. Big explained the whole scenario to the good folks at the Gentleman’s Quarterly. Read the rest of this entry »

Words by Landon A.

In the Hip-Hop heads patented list of top ranked producers Organized Noize rarely make a scratch in the top 5, or even the top 10 for that matter. As a soldier for Southern Hip-Hop, ONP easily grace my list of top 5 producers, wedged somewhere between Pete Rock and Dilla (I won’t tell you exactly where). With a majority of OutKast’s and Goodie Mob’s discography under their belt as well as a handful of other artists, the unbeatable trio of Ray Murray, Rico Wade and their flamboyant third Sleepy Brown have defined Southern funk for the better part of a decade. Read the rest of this entry »