Street Songs was Rick James’s masterpiece, his ghetto symphony. The Stone City Band raps about the making of this historical funk document. Read some interview extras here. In our back-cover feature, Brian Coleman presents an oral history on New York hip-hop club the Latin Quarter.
- re:Discovery Jonas Gwangwa and African Explosion, Danser’s Inferno, Passport, The Buggers, Rafi Val y La Diferente
- In Memoriam: Calvin Lockhart (1934-2007), Ronald Muldrow (1949-2007)
- Old Soul Black Milk’s New Sound for the D
- Audio Heritage: An Archival Perspective on Recorded Media
- Ingrained Selection is Natural to DJ Shadow
- Chocolate Star Connecting the Dots with Gary Davis
- Brooklyn’s Own DJ Spinna Embraces His Block Party Roots
- Ghetto Symphony Making Rick James’s Tour De Force Street Songs
- The Master Drummer Chico Hamilton’s Nomadic Science
- Disco Savant Avant-Garde Cellist Arthur Russell Deconstructed Dance Music
- Francois Kevorkian on Remixing “Go Bang”
- Band of Brothers Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Throws Hooks with Horns
- The Godfather Reggae and Dancehall Don Bunny “Striker” Lee
- The Latin Quarter Hip-Hop’s Celebrity Warehouse
- Bright Time RAMP Finally Sees the Daylight
- The Time is Now Sa-Ra Counts Down to their Debut
- Music Works Thes One Finds Selling Points in Jingles
[...] Purchase Wax Poetics Issue 23 to read the cover feature on the making of Rick James’s ghetto symphony, Street Songs. The following are outtakes. [...]
– Rick James: Word on the Street « Wax Poetics September 11th, 2009 at 11:59 am