Somehow this blog has been around for sixteen years. I have no idea how that happened either - this side project has clearly taken on a life of its own - but even though the updates are far less frequent, Hip Hop Isn't Dead still isn't quite, er, dead, so we should celebrate accordingly.I'm going to keep this celebratory post short. While we all collectively wait for me to get my shit together

Another Wu-Mas is finally in the books. I’m fully aware that the readership of the site is likely much different than it was when it first began back in 2007 – hell, it’s likely evolved significantly since last year, because life goes on. But for those of you who have stuck by the blog, just know that I greatly appreciate the support and hope to continue providing some form of entertainment for

 The final gift of The Twelve Days of Wu-Mas 2022 is the following write-up, which is for a relatively recent Wu-related project that would up sounding much better than it had any right to, especially in 2022. I remember sitting in a hotel room in Chicago jotting down my notes this past summer (my wife was attending a conference and I was taking advantage of some of that rare “quiet time” that