  | rapJamalski gets live tonight Photo courtesy of Jamalski MC Jamalski is spending some time in New Mexico and performs at Moonlight Lounge tonight. Read Geoffrey Plant’s interview with him here.
  Add a Comment V.21 No.9 | 3/1/2012  Photo courtesy of Jamalski SpotlightJamalskiJoyful Altruistic Metaphysical Ageless Lover Seeks Knowledge InternallyJamalski is an internationally known MC who helped pioneer the reggae/hip-hop crossover genre both as a member of the Boogie Down Productions crew and as a prolific solo artist with hits such as “Jump, Spread Out.” His accomplished beats cover the gamut of hip-hop and dance styles. As long as it’s an underground scene, Jamalski’s into it. After spending most of the past decade living and playing in Europe, last year Jamalski moved his headquarters back to his hometown, New York City, and has adopted Albuquerque as his secondary base of U.S. operations. The Alibi spoke with him over the phone.
Mean green rapping machines Jay Esposito DJ Cavem raps about food justice and teaches youths organic gardening in urban Denver. In an article originally published in E: The Environmental Magazine, Christopher Weber writes about a hip-hop movement with a environmental message. Read about it here: Tuning Into Environmental Hip-Hop V.21 No.1 | 1/5/2012  Jay Esposito SpotlightTuning Into Environmental Hip-HopNew songs about green jobs, alternative energy and better air quality hit the ’hoodA new wave of green hip-hop is challenging America’s food systems and our relationship with nature.
V.20 No.36 | 9/8/2011  Sam Adams Scene and HeardLyricists’ LoungeL.A. rapper Scarub and Chicago’s Robust headlined an iteration of the Vinyl & Verses series at Burt's Tiki Lounge on Wednesday, Aug. 31—see the show in photos.
R.I.P. Nate Dogg R.I.P. (Regulate In Peace), Nate Dogg. My homie Kevin sent me this message after learning that Long Beach rapper Nate Dogg died on Tuesday at 41: “I can’t believe it ... or maybe I just don't want to. But the rhythm is no longer the bass, and the bass is no longer the treble.”
V.20 No.8 | 2/24/2011  SpotlightBusdriverAn underground MC’s road isn’t paved in goldBusdriver has never been a superstar. But if someone gave him the keys to the music-industry-mobile, he says he would surely go for a ride.
Bump It!OMG! It’s summer. Y’know how I know? I mean, other than the short skirts all around town. Bass baby. It’s blaring out of cars all over Central. Just now, on a quick ciggie break I got a taste of the old school. N.W.A.’s “F* Tha Police,” Onyx’s “Slam” (seriously, and that was NOT expected) and a little throwback from a few years ago, Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy.” Yay! I love cruisin’ music, though I’m never too good at choosing my own selections. In high school my best friend and I went for a little Main Street U.S.A. drive through downtown Silver City -- where she’d just moved -- blasting Smashing Pumpkins. Naturally, we got some funny looks, but eventually she made friends anyway. (In my own defense, I at least made sure her Grateful Dead CD stayed where it belonged, in the case under the seat.) V.18 No.43 | 10/22/2009  Wax TracksTech N9neTears of a clownRarely do face paint and hardcore rap seamlessly fit together, but for Kansas City’s Tech N9ne, it’s been his steez for the past two decades. The self-proclaimed “weirdo rapper” deals in fallen angels and other dark material that places him worlds apart from other MCs. It’s not all about bling, bitches or Bentleys—he rhymes like he’s narrating a horror film. Tech’s style murders the competition by combining wicked, tricky wordplay, melodic hooks and incredibly speedy rap. But the most impressive thing about Tech N9ne isn’t his music—it’s his work ethic.
V.18 No.28 | 7/9/2009  Jeff Farsai Music InterviewSnoop DoggThe Doggfather answers our questionsEvery member of the Alibi's editorial staff receives about a hundred e-mails a day. Most of them are interoffice communications about coffee filters or a kitchen spill that needs mopping up.
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