When I was a kid, Ice Cube was the scariest nigga on the face of the earth. I mean, N.W.A was terrifying, but there was always something particularly dangerous about Cube; he never seemed like the one to fuck with. As the 25 year anniversary of Cube’s masterpiece Amerikkka’s Most Wanted passes I find myself feeling a…
As damn near anyone with an internet connection knows, Drake’s long-awaited 4th studio album Views finally dropped at the end of last month. If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late came out early last year, but that was considered a “retail mixtape”, whatever that means. Views is Aubrey Graham’s first official LP since 2013’s excellent Nothing Was The Same….
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “White Privilege II” made waves after its release in January; some have been positive cosigns of the track’s message, and some have been detracting criticisms of its alleged motives. Regardless of the true reasoning behind making the song, it’s garnered a lot of publicity leading up to the release of the Seattle-based duo’s…
When you first glance at songstress Ta-Ha, you’ll be hard pressed to peg her ethnicity; her curly brunette locks suggest Latin or European ancestry, but her facial structure says otherwise. However, when it comes to artists, especially musicians, the physical is far from the most relevant detail of their being. Based between Tokyo, Japan and…
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Even the most hateful of haters cannot deny that PBR&B sensation The Weeknd, affectionately known by his government name Abel to fans, has had a hell of a year. The mysterious “guy with the hair,” as those not in-the-know call him, is more famous and successful than he’s ever been. His sophomore album Beauty Behind the Madness reached number one on…
The word has been spreading about these noodles and the spice level of BoolDak Bokeum Myun is now almost a thing of legend. When we at OogeeWoogee got wind of this Korean treat(?), we had to see what all the fuss was about. Wilkine, Rone, and myself from the OogeeWoogee staff tried the fire chicken…
As I walked through the relatively lax Made In America security on this past Saturday afternoon, already feeling the sun take its merciless toll on my pale Irish/German skin, I also felt a mix of anticipation and a familiar feeling of déjà vu. The anticipation of course came from looking forward to seeing some artists…
Bessie Smith was a renowned singer in the early 20th century. An HBO produced short film about her life and career made it onto our Most Anticipated Black Feature Films of 2015. Join Fabian and Alex as we discuss the beautiful moments of the film as well as its shortcomings. Does it get a recommendation…
To answer the question of why people enjoy Riff Raff, or why anyone would pay to see him perform live, I had to ask myself the same question: why was I walking through Philly Chinatown in the freezing cold to see this sick son-of-a-bitch? It makes sense to answer the question of why people enjoy…
