In July, veteran producer and mixmaster DJ Shadow released a collaboration with De La Soul. The Davis, California native who was part of the Solesides/Quannum Projects family released "Rocket Fuel" prompting fans to assume that a new album was on the way. Now, Heads learn that it's going to be... Read more

Out of Davis, California's Solesides movement emerged Blackalicious, DJ Shadow, and author/scholar Jeff Chang. Another key part of the mid-1990s wave would be Latryx. Heard on Blackalicious' 1994 Melodica EP, the pairing of Lyrics Born and Lateef The Truthspeaker would blend melodic Funk with Hip-Hop for a sound all its... Read more

One of my favorite reunions of late has been the Bay area duo Latyrx. They're part Soul group, part Hip-Hop crew, but the Solesides/Quannum Projects alums made some of the best Indie Rap of the mid-to-late '90s (see: "Lady Don't Tek No"). Lyrics Born and Lateef The Truthspeaker are back... Read more