No, the second Canadian feature is not K’naan. Sorry. We’re saving him for Somalia, regardless of his current whereabouts. In fact, K’naan and today’s emcee have BEEF, believe it or not. At least K’naan seems to think so. Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to K-Os. Phonetically “chaos” yet an acronym for “Knowledge Of [...]

Our friendly hip-hoppers to the North! Perhaps it’s a bit soon to feature North American artists– shoot, we haven’t left the Americas at all yet. However, there are two acts in particular that I want to draw your attention to this week before we really get MAD FOREIGN up in this place. Enjoy some English [...]

I once had a nightmare in which I befriended an old, hairy clown from another dimension. Clad in nothing but a g-string and a sombrero, he took me on a mystical journey; we toured all that is good and strange in the universe. Towards the end of the dream, my Virgilian friend introduced me to [...]

“Mundo Egoista” is, on first listen, reminiscent of the work Stoupe of Jedi Mind was doing during his Spanish flavor phase. Yet while Stoupe was trying to emulate his South American, hip-hop brothers, AfroGueto was producing the real thing. I swear, this beat is so serious I can’t believe it’s not jacked. The trumpets are [...]

Hailing from Santos, Brazil, the Nuwisha project emerged in 2006 with the intention of breathing life into all facets of the hip-hop culture. In addition to bringing a particularly ill sound, Nuwisha (from the Aztec god “Many Skins”) is a partner in putting on workshops for the visual arts among other charitable efforts. The self-titled [...]

Firstly, I’d like to welcome everyone aboard Flight808. Secondly, I’d like to swear on my great-grandmother’s grave to stop using such clever (see: irritating) flight wordplay. It’s even making me sick, at this point— “site launch” … “leave your tray table down” … “enjoy the ride,” etc. So, seriously, you have my word. Our first [...]