When you walk into Arckatron Studios, the first thing you will notice is records stacked upon records. These records immediately give you an indication of what type of producer Y?Arcka is. He’s a sampler, but not the type of sampler that you may be thinking of. Y?Arcka is very methodically technical when working with Samples; [...]

What’s your favorite movie soundtrack? We’ve compiled a list of our favorite soundtracks in movie history. There’s no surprise that most of the soundtracks on the list come from or were inspired by the blaxploitation era. We don’t consider this to be an “official list”, that’s why we were very particular about not naming this [...]

(Blacksmith Music, Javotti Media, 3D : 2011)

Rating: Sour. Stale. Clean. Fresh. Hipfresh.

Expiration Date: This album’s freshness last for 6 months to a year after listening.

We’ve all heard the old cliché’, “I’m not a role model, I’m just an entertainer”. All too often, the entertainers of today tend to shy away from the responsibilities that come along with their art. However, there’s at least one emcee that has the Knowledge Attitude Skills and Habits to be a role model and [...]

While on vacation with her girlfriends, Grammy Award winning singer, actress, and poet, Jill Scott, revealed to her friends that she wanted to create a non-profit organization. The name she chose was the Blues Babe Foundation, “‘Blues Babe’ is the affectionate nickname given to Jill’s grandmother because of the bluish tint in her brown complexion.” [...]