TAG: GZA

Mar07

Masta Killa – Live (Review)

Masta Killa

Live

Released by Gold Dust


I know what you must be thinking: "A new Masta Killa album? Cool! Oh wait, it’s live?" Well toss your pre-conceived notions about how you imagine this album will sound, because chances are you might be wrong. Generally live albums can get lost in muddled sounds, low energy, and overlapping posse vocals that distract the listener from the core of the album. Thankfully for Masta Killa, that is not the case on Live. The track list boasts no true surprises. From “Duel of the Iron Mic” all the way through ...
Feb20

Salvador Santana – Keyboard City (Review)

Salvador Santana

Keyboard City

Released by Various Music/Quannum


It goes without saying that a musical lineage like Salvador Santana’s doesn’t hurt in jumpstarting a career. The son of Grammy-winning (ten to be exact) Carlos Santana, the young musician also has a poet for a mother and a blues icon for a grandfather. Add his paternal grandfather (a legendary violinist and, apparently, a mariachi bandleader) to the mix, and it’s no surprise that Santana took to the family business. Staying true to the varied and diverse musical disciplines within his family, Santana opted to dedicate his talents to the keyboard, having studied piano from the age of five and attending music schools along the California coast. His San Francisco-based youth and college years spent in Valenica informs much of Keyboard City, which has a laid-back, beachy, hippie vibe that Santana himself best describes as the “Frisco mindset” in “Under the Sun.”
Feb12

Official Wu-Tang Saga Movie Documentary Trailer & Info (Video & MP3)

Now you can be part of the Wu-Tang Clan! Or at least be that fly on the wall when the Clan is around. Ever wanted to know what went down behind the scenes when RZA was booted out of the 8 Diagrams tour? Well, now is your chance. The Official Wu-Tang Saga is being heralded as the official look at the behind the scenes doings of possibly one of the greatest hip hop groups in history. I’m always a sucker for “behind the scenes” type of documentaries and looks to be rather complete with all nine member (if you include Cappadonna) showing up. Lot’s of extras included as well. Sounds like a definite must for all the big-time Wu-heads out there….

Wu-Tang Saga Movie Documentary Trailer One

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Feb10

Wu-Tang’s Revolutionary Rip-Off

Hip-hop legends go historical—for the second time 

LA Weekly has an interview with the always interesting RZA about the recently released painting by the Art Imitates Life crew. The painting takes the classic images of Washington crossing the Delaware and inserts RZA, along with GZA and ODB, into the historical scene. We we amused with the painting, but we were also pretty sure we’d seen something like it before…

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Jan26

Salvador Santana Keys Up to Premiere Solo Album (Video)

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree 

Salvador Santana knows a thing or two about music. Not just its past, present or even the direction in which it is going; rather, the keyboardist, vocalist, composer and songwriter knows, as an artist, how to steer clear of being boxed into any one genre and utilize his passion for music to its fullest potential. It was his father, Carlos Santana, who taught him at an early age to maximize his love of beautiful sounds. Sal’s musical background has led him to take a full-throttle approach toward what he feels will be pleasing to the ear; and his jazz, pop, Latin and hip-hop influences are apparent on his new album, Keyboard City.

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