Video: El-P - The Full Retard

We here at the DC9 at Night HQ are so excited for the El-P/Killer Mike/Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire/Despot show at the Granada Theater on Thursday, June 21, we decided to make a whole night of it. To ... Continue reading "Join Us For the DC9 at Night Crawl June 21" >

Like the culture it represents, hip hop music has gone through many changes in the last two decades. Producers continue to push their craft to new heights, while emcees are as nuanced as they are divisive. The free online mixtape formula has done just as many wonders for the proliferation of swag, as it has made it harder for progressive collectives to sustain as businesses. Simultaneously nostalgic and futuristic,  R.A.P. Music —Killer Mike and El-P’s first collaboration album—is a product of two thoughtful artists working to question, define and give love to the world of underground hip hop. [...]

by BBG El-P (right) on stage with Company Flow at Coachella ( more by Dana (distortion) Yavin ) El-P 's Cancer for Cure is inching towards release (due on May 22nd via Fat Possum) and though the record leaked yesterday, the Brooklyn MC is trying not to sweat it . At least Jaime Meline has some good news to report today, in that he will hit the road for a string of dates this summer, [...]