Email Author Derrick Mathis

2000 Stories by Derrick Mathis

• Departure Lounge

  published December 14, 2000

  Outside Vynyl, you can feel the thump, see the walls flex with every beat. Inside, a propulsive blend of classic soul, Afro-house and jazzy... More >>

• African Sunrise

  published August 24, 2000

  ”Revenge -- huhI’m mad . . . Git‘ down, with my girlfriend -- huhThat ain’t right!Hollerin‘, cussin’, you wanna fight . . . Looka h... More >>

• African Sunrise

  published August 24, 2000

  ”Revenge -- huhI’m mad . . . Git‘ down, with my girlfriend -- huhThat ain’t right!Hollerin‘, cussin’, you wanna fight . . . Looka h... More >>

• African Sunrise

  published August 24, 2000

  ”Revenge -- huhI’m mad . . . Git‘ down, with my girlfriend -- huhThat ain’t right!Hollerin‘, cussin’, you wanna fight . . . Looka h... More >>

• African Sunrise

  published August 24, 2000

  ”Revenge -- huhI’m mad . . . Git‘ down, with my girlfriend -- huhThat ain’t right!Hollerin‘, cussin’, you wanna fight . . . Looka h... More >>

• African Sunrise

  published August 24, 2000

  ”Revenge -- huhI’m mad . . . Git‘ down, with my girlfriend -- huhThat ain’t right!Hollerin‘, cussin’, you wanna fight . . . Looka h... More >>

• Frankie’s House

  published July 20, 2000

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• Sunflower

  published June 29, 2000

  It‘s after midnight and warm outside on this unusually busy stretch of Adams Boulevard. Cradling a mug of steaming water, Kim Hill adjusts th... More >>

• Work the Angles

  published May 25, 2000

  Photo by Block There are three things you pick up right away when swappin’ words with MC Rakaa a.k.a. Iriscience of L.A.’s hip-hop tr... More >>

• Silver Screams

  published May 18, 2000

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• Northern Touch

  published April 6, 2000

  Liftin’ up ya shirt to expose the brief linenow you squeeze the six packto show yo body look so fineshe‘s laughin’ atcha sorry asscausethe m... More >>

• Sealed With a Kiss

  published March 2, 2000

  AMEL LARRIEUX In ‘95, the seductive moans of Billie Holiday look-alike Amel Larrieux seemed to float out o... More >>

• Behind Blue Eyes

  published February 3, 2000

  Jungle-fever-stricken white boys toppin‘ the charts with bluesy wails and R&B licks can be traced back to Elvis’ fir... More >>