Author: Micky Roots

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DOECHII IS THE FUTURE OF HIP HOP — AND SHE’S...
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She’s not rid­ing the algorithm. She’s bend­ing it into per­form­ance art.  If you listen closely to...
Education
“WHEN TRUISMS TOP THE CHARTS, THE TRUTH GETS...
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The revolu­tion will not be algorithm-friendly.  There’s a cer­tain kind of main­stream hip hop lyr­ic...
Reviews
BOOK REVIEW | JEAN GRAE ‘IN MY REMAINING...
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‘In My Remain­ing Years’ Is the Gift We Didn’t Know We Were Still Allowed to Receive.
Reviews
REVIEW | KENDRICK LAMAR’S ‘GNX’: A BOLD...
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I don’t like to boast (okay, maybe I do, whatever), but I was an early adop­ter
Reviews
REVIEW | ‘SUNDAY DINNER ON A MONDAY’ —...
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I need to start this review with a dis­claim­er. Speech Debelle changed my life. Some­times people
Reviews
Review: Grandmaster Flash (@DJFlash4eva) Live...
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Few people deserve the title ‘Legend’ quite as much as Grand­mas­ter Flash.  As a record­ing artist
Interviews
The Essex Dream… An Interview With Cally...
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  UK Hip-Hop is at an all-time high.  The fre­quency with which new tal­ent bursts in
Interviews
Chatting about Roots and Rap with @FreddieGibbs
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Indi­ana nat­ive Fred­die Gibbs is quite pos­sibly the most assidu­ous rap­per in the game.  Since...
Interviews
Interview With Skanks The Rap Martyr...
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Q. Tell us about your early hip-hop influences…there were some legends record­ing in your brother’s...
Interviews
Interview With T Damien Anyasi from @HHL1m !
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HipHop is every­where and we have all been uplif­ted by dif­fer­ent ele­ments of this cul­ture wheth­er
Interviews
Exclusive Interview with Legendary @BlackThought...
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  Since the start of their career, The Roots have pushed bound­ar­ies, set pre­ced­ents and reworked
Interviews
A Sister With Soul… An Interview With Courtney...
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The past year has cer­tainly seen the stakes rise in the female tal­ent pool. With estab­lished