Slum Village has been through a lot, with label drama, group drama, and every other problem that a crew could go through.  But through it all they persist and grow with each release.  I sat down with Elzhi and he cleared some things up for the hip-hop world (T3 was sleeping in the background) Here’s [cont.]

Think back for a minute to when A Tribe Called Quest released The Love Movement. In retrospect, whether it’s realized or not, this was a superb album, despite a few questionable collabos with N.O.R.E. or out-of-place aggression from Redman & Busta Rhymes. Regardless, fans and critics alike dissed the album, as many of them were still bitter over [cont.]

Working as an appetizer to SV’s upcoming three-course meal Trinity: Past, Present, and Future, the trio that helped put the D on the map delivers “a Sequence mixtape session”, spotlighting several up & coming acts from Detroit’s Dirty District. The main difference people will notice about this disc (besides the fact that’s it’s not actually [cont.]

 For those that picked up last years J-88 “The Look Of Love” 12″ on Germany’s Groove Attack imprint than you probably figured out the trio is in actuality the enigmatic Slum Village. By enigmatic, I mean, not only has this crew seen massive amounts of hype from both established artists and the press they also have curiously [cont.]

Hmmm. “One” is different than anything I’ve heard from the Vil, or from Dilla, for that matter. Piano licks hold the hook together, but is uncharacteristically choppy. Still, I like the way the track evolves, and it’s nice to see Elzhi as a member of the group, but this doesn’t compare to their earlier stuff. The [cont.]