A classic children’s show is set to a Hip Hop beat. Carl F. Gauze reviews P.Nokio: A Hip-Hop Musical at Orlando Family Stage.

Comix Sonix (Catskills Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.

Young and rising rapper loses his big break when he contracts a debilitating disease.

The residents of impoverished Washington heights live, love, and struggle to get ahead in the middle of a blistering summer.

Parking Lot Symphony (Blue Note). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Anti-Hero (I’m Single Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

DJ Noisey travels to Israel and reports on the lively and diverse local Hip Hop scene.

Bird Bird Bird (Psych Navigation / Vital Force). Review by Carl F Gauze.

In Motion Pictures (Universal Music Enterprises). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Atmosphere taps into the psyche of self doubt of twentysomethings, Matthew Moyer discovered at a sold-out Jacksonville show, where the powerhouse rhymes were so hot they broke the air conditioner.

Wonky Beats (Lucky Number). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Causers of This (Carpark Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Brother Ali raps more gratitude than attitude, sending a refreshing surge of celebration through Chicago’s Metro.

Company Book (Sky Council). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Eskimo Snow (anticon.). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Sun People (ESL Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Mystics (ESL). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Journey to the West (XL Recordings). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Sound The Trumpets (Nutz). Review by Carl F Gauze.

The Rascals Have Returned (Geffen Records).