Email Author Oliver Wang

2000 Stories by Oliver Wang

• How It Could Be

  published November 16, 2000

  TALIB KWELI AND HI-TEKReflection Eternal (Rawkus) Talib Kweli dreams of Africa. But unlike Kim Basinger‘s Great Whit... More >>

• Higher Science

  published August 31, 2000

  How do you draw a scratch? It’s easy enough to see one created when we observe a DJ‘s deft handiwork producing vinyl-warped screams a... More >>

• Roll With the New

  published June 1, 2000

  Los Angeles hip-hop finds itself in the midst of both a renaissance and a revival. It’s a renaissance in the sense that L.A. hasn‘t been th... More >>

• If You See Kay

  published May 18, 2000

  PAUL BARMAN It’s Very Stimulating (Wordsound) PRINCESS SUPERSTAR Last of the Great 20th Century Composer... More >>

• Black Steel

  published May 11, 2000

  Photo by Christian Lantry It’s a mystery how hip-hop and cinema, both such expressive art forms, have failed to find any real synergy despit... More >>

• Jive Token

  published April 27, 2000

  Ever hear of the L.A. Boyz? During the 1990s, this Orange County trio of two brothers and their cousin amassed 10 albums, two compilations and... More >>

• Between the Lines

  published March 16, 2000

  You love to hear the storyagain and againabout how it all got startedway back when. --MC Shan, ”The Bridge“ If one of t... More >>

• A to G

  published February 24, 2000

  BLACKALICIOUS Nia (Quannum) It seems appropriate that an album whose title translates to Purpose took five... More >>

• Pop the Cork

  published February 17, 2000

  JAY-Z Vol. 3 . . . Life and Times of S. Carter (Roc-A-Fella) No pop icon can hope to stay on top forever, but Jay-Z’s makin... More >>

• Boomin' Bros

  published January 27, 2000

  Photo by Glen E. FriedmanThe Beastie Boys have always fallen on the wrong side of hip-hop's authenticity tracks. It's not just that they're white... More >>

• Singles Night

  published January 20, 2000

  Photo by Brian CrossWHETHER ETCHED IN VINYL, SHELLAC OR digital disc, every record tells a story -- where the music began, who recorded it, how it... More >>