If’ you’re wondering where you might’ve heard the name “Masego” from, you’ll probably recognize it from a viral video, shot from the studio, where he, along with fellow multi-instrumentalist, FKJ, create the song “Tadow” in which both play multiple instruments while crafting the song in front of your eyes. After seeing this video last year, … Continue reading #TheListeningClub: Masego “Lady Lady”
Ronnie and AJ are here with the official first episode of Politics As Usual. This week, they discuss cultural appropriation vs appreciation, culture vultures and highlight examples of each. This episode was recorded September 1, 2018, before the untimely passing of Mac Miller, who is praised in this episode. Another reminder to give artists their … Continue reading #PoliticsAsUsual Episode 1: Attack of the Culture Vultures
IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN ANT-MAN and THE WASP, TURN BACK NOW. MAJOR SPOILERS FOLLOW This is normally where me and Ronnie would review the movie, but what is there to say that hasn’t already been said? It’s a funny Marvel film, that, surprisingly, is fairly self contained. Evangeline Lilly is phenomenal as Wasp and Cassie … Continue reading How Ant-Man and The Wasp’s Post-Credit Scene Set’s Up Avengers 4
Author’s Note: I initially wrote this post in January of 2017 after pondering who might be behind the then meteoric rise of Chance The Rapper. This post was initially titled “The Curious Case of Chance The Rapper” I decided not to post but a couple of recent articles about Apple Music launching a music publishing … Continue reading Are Streaming Services The New Label?
Music has always been a great uniting force. Reaching across time, language, culture and any other barrier to touch people in a way that few other mediums are capable of. Plenty of philosophers and all manner of people smarter than me have tried to quantify what exactly is it about music that allows it to … Continue reading Mike Shinoda – Post Traumatic Album Review
I know, I know, long time Linkin Park fans, the title of this post is borderline blasphemy, but I assure you, it isn’t click bait. Meteora is a better album than Hybrid Theory and it’s time you all accept this simple truth. This post was initially planned out around the 15th anniversary of Meteora, … Continue reading Meteora is Better Than Hybrid Theory
Sometime in 2007 or 2008, I felt myself looking to other genres for musical fulfillment. Hip-hop has always been my first love, but I think there comes a time when everyone begins to explore outside of their bubble. My foray into other corners of music has taken some strange twists and turns. Like anything, when … Continue reading A Beautiful World: 15 Year Anniversary
Follow countrymen, lend me your ear. Place the turmoil of the current world far back into the depths of your mind. In their place, extract the bygone memories of yesteryear. A time when all was right in the world. When people loved one another and treated each other with respect. When there was diplomacy. I, … Continue reading Diplomatic Immunity 15 Year Anniversary [Intro by @RonQuixote_]
For this post, I have to take you back, way back…back into time. A time where velour sweatsuits were considered club attire. Where wearing a durag under a headband, under a hat after getting a fresh haircut was considered normal behavior. Where gaudy NBA logos adorned all manner of grossly oversized denim. The mid 2000s … Continue reading The Mystery Of Smilez and Southstar
If you’ve been following this site long enough, you know I’m not the usual music review guy, but every once in a while, I borrow Ronnie’s oversized cap and wax poetic about music. The project I’m reviewing comes to us from a Philadelphia rapper named Internal Rhyme. The title comes from Israeli rocket alerts where … Continue reading 15 Seconds EP Review @Internal_Rhyme and Digital Crates
Episode 7 kicks off with a flashback…which is kind of the norm at this point, of Chase’s parents in college. Victor is kicking game to his future wife by discussing time travel and some scientific jargon that I’m not smart enough figure out. That scene is followed by a small flash forward to the birth … Continue reading #MarvelsRunaways Episode 7: Refeaction Recap
If there’s one thing you know about this site, it’s that we love to remember dope albums on their anniversaries and we (most of us) are fans of Lupe Fiasco. Today, I get to do two of those things at once. December 18, 2007, 1 year and 3 months after his debut, Lupe Fiasco dropped … Continue reading Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool: 10 Years Later
The episode starts off with a flashback of The Wilders and their mysterious business partner/creepy wrinkly skinned dude after Geoffrey gets out of prison. Basically they’re explaining how they came to get the mansion they live in for free. Small flash forward to the Pride’s first meeting and sacrifice of the first teenager. The parents … Continue reading #MarvelsRunaways Episode 6: Metamorphosis Recap
Episode 5 starts off with a flashback of Geoffrey Wilder in prison (with some horrible wig on) 18 years before the series started. While in prison, he is met with a generous proposition from a mysterious man in a suit (always a good thing, right?). The man wants to buy a piece of land in … Continue reading #MarvelsRunaways Episode 5: Kingdom Recap
On this day, 48 years ago, a child would become known as the greatest rapper ever was born. He was conceived by Gloria Carter and Adnis Reeves, who made love under the sycamore tree. At 10 pounds when he was born, he miraculously did not cause his mother any pain during labor. Shawn Corey Carter, … Continue reading But Did You Lose 92 Bricks?
As you’d expect with an ongoing series, Episode 4 of Runaways picks up where episode 3 left off. Our motley crew of teens is still hard at work trying to figure out what is going on with their parents and what it is they saw. Episode 3 ended with the body is Destiny, a teen from the … Continue reading #MarvelsRunaways: Episode 4 recap “Fifteen”
In term’s of Disney’s handling of anything Marvel related, you know one thing: they’re going to make sure something Marvel related will be available on everything. From the dark Netflix-verse to, Agents of SHIELD, it shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone that they’d eventually put something on Hulu. That something is a TV series based … Continue reading Marvel’s: The Runaways #Threecap
Monday, November 20, rock musician and culture vulture masquerading as a hip-hop artist, Austin Post aka Post Malone made waves when he stated in an interview that “fans looking for real shit” avoid hip-hop music. This was a shock to many in the hip-hop community as one of the bigger stars among the new crop of … Continue reading I’m Not Mad at Post Malone
nobody really ever talks about how "Poison" by Bel Biv Devoe is about Chlamydia — Responsiboring (@Pattric) October 21, 2016 So, last year, friend of the site @Pattric, set twitter ablaze with one of his many truths about a beloved song. Patt surmised that the song “Poison” by New Jack Swing trio, and New Edition … Continue reading Was BBD Singing About An STD on “Poison”?: a KWC Investigative report
So, the newest trailer for The Last Jedi just dropped and it is epic. We see a lot more of what the film is going to be like and it looks dark. Outside of the scenes with Rey and Luke, there is a lot of black and red in this trailer, which is no surprise … Continue reading Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer
It seems like, every so often, we hear two (or more) artists with great chemistry on a record, or string of records and then either they announce or we expect a joint effort from them…and it never comes. And, as a (former) musician, it makes sense. No two artists record at the same speed and … Continue reading 10 Joint Hip-Hop Albums We Never Got
If y’all didn’t know already, The Kids Wear Crowns is on the Shawn Smith bandwagon heavy. He dropped the video to his lyrical barrage Heaven this week and it just shows he’s on the come up. Seriously, the bars are just as good as the message. Best bars of 2017 “Joe Jackson the grind I … Continue reading Heaven (Video) – @ShawnSmithStory
Today, we at the KWC would like you all to join us in wishing the boss man, Ronnie a happy 40th birthday (he’s claiming he’s 29 but we don’t believe him). Either way, I think I speak for us all when I say thank you for giving us a platform to express ourselves and put … Continue reading Happy Birthday @RonQuixote_
With it being the first official day of summer, I figure it’s only right the song of today be an embodiment of that. Enjoy https://youtu.be/Kr0tTbTbmVA
So, I know I’m not the usual music review guy, but every so often, I come across something that reminds me of why I first fell in love with Hip-Hop. As a (former) rapper, I’m always impressed with a great lyricist. Unfortunately, that isn’t exactly prevalent in today’s game and that’s fine, because my days … Continue reading Sink or Swim: @ShawnSmithStory Review
What’s up world? So, Thursday, a comic book movie dropped and LIKE WE ALWAYS DO AT THIS TIME me and Ronnie are back to give you the best review you’ll read anywhere on the interwebs. Also, SPOILERS AHEAD. So, when the first Guardians movie was announced way back, even comic book fans like myself were … Continue reading Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2 Review
The title of this post says it all. It’s a two minute long teaser that doesn’t show us anything new except the sound of Luke’s voice for the first time in over 30 years. We are still a good 8 months out from the premiere, so this shouldn’t surprise you. The logo unveiling with the … Continue reading Star Wars: The Last Jedi Teaser Dropped and…Well, that’s it.
I know what you guys are thinking “Didn’t this drop yesterday?” Well, not really. See, a review for this movie dropped on this site but it was posted by someone other than me that Ryan and Ron picked and since I am the guy who does superhero/nerd movie reviews. So, for those of you who … Continue reading The OFFICIAL Power Rangers Movie Review
If you’ve been following this site long enough you know I was brought on here primarily to help Ron with reviewing Comic Book movies AND that these are pretty much the only movies I watch. So, seeing as how 2017 is chock full of great movies, I figured I’d drop the 10 I’m most looking … Continue reading AJ’s 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2017
One of the things I often hear about among black people is their perception that there aren’t a lot of comic book characters. And while I agree that there could be more, there are more than you’d think. With it being black history month, I figure it’s only right I give you my top 10. … Continue reading AJ’s Top 10 Black Superheroes
So, in an effort to find hidden gems in everyday items we use (and also to create content since Ron is a slave driver), I will be doing a post every so often reviewing something from a smaller business than the norm. For example, I was among the early crowd who cut cable in … Continue reading #OutsideTheBox: ZTE Axon 7 Mini Review
Earlier this week, President-Elect Donald Trump dropped his “plan” for black Americans under his regime, phrasing it as a “New Deal.” On the surface, his plan seems to be trying to uplift black Americans, but once you look past the fuzzy words and propaganda, it’s actually our worst nightmare. The ten point plan promises, … Continue reading Why Donald Trump’s “New Deal” for Blacks Should Scare You
This weekend, millions of people will be entering the turnstiles of cinemas across the country to catch a glimpse of yet another MCU film. And like we always do, me and Ron are here to give you a glowing review of that movie, but before we do, a couple of weeks ago, Ron and … Continue reading Doctor Strange is Just What The MCU Needs
Anybody who follows this blog knows one thing about me: I LOVE the MCU. Kevin Feige and the people at Marvel have done something I never thought possible back when I first picked up a comic book: they created a living, breathing comic book for the big screen. From the moment Nick Fury showed up … Continue reading Time for the MCU to Loosen Up
In continuing with our weeklong celebration of Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor, we all decided to write a review of our favorite song from the album. “But AJ, Theme Music to a Drive-By isn’t on the album”
It’s September 19, 2006 at around 1:40PM CDT and my eyes are bulging from my head while my jaw is on my chest as I listen to two of the greatest Emcees ever rap on the same song. To understand how I got here, though, I have to go back a bit further in time. … Continue reading #FnL10thAnniversary Reflections on @LupeFiasco FnL 10 Years Later
You ever heard that saying “too much of a good thing won’t be good for long”? Well, whoever said that, must have known Streaming was coming down the pipes. Look, I LOVED cake when I was in middle school, I once thought it was a good idea to eat cake for every meal for 2 … Continue reading Streaming is Killing Music
Last week, news broke that, at least in the comics, Iron Man would no longer be a moniker worn by Tony Stark. Now, while this isn’t particularly noteworthy on it’s own since it’s not the first time Tony Stark has given up the role (his long time friend Rhodey has filled in previously), nor is it … Continue reading Black Characters Matter
(Before I start, I feel it only right to say that JT isn’t what prompted me to write this post, he just happened to exemplify the point of it with an ill timed tweet last night. So, it’s only right he fall on the sword.) History repeats itself and that’s just how it goes. In the … Continue reading The “Black” Pass
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