Articles by Daniel Abelson
Nov. 11, 2011
Jay-Z and Kanye West throw concert of the century at Wells Fargo Center
On Nov. 2, Jay-Z and Kanye West performed in Philadelphia at the Wells Fargo Center during their “Watch The Throne” tour. The two stars performed…
Nov. 4, 2011
Wale grows with sophomore album ‘Ambition’
On Oct. 26, Wale held a private listening party for “Ambition” at the Gansevoort Park Hotel in New York City. His sophomore album is available…
Oct. 28, 2011
Star-studded Cocaine 80s surprises music industry
Back in June, a group called Cocaine 80s appeared out of thin air with no prior context, press or background. The group released their debut…
Oct. 21, 2011
J. Cole performs in the ‘special’ atmosphere at Electric Factory
On Oct. 12, J. Cole performed in front of a sold-out crowd at the Electric Factory. Cole said the crowd was one of the hypest…
Oct. 14, 2011
Wale and friends shine at the TLA
A lot has changed over the past two years for rapper Wale. After releasing his debut album, “Attention Deficit,” on Allido Records through Interscope in…
Oct. 7, 2011
TiRon & Ayomari join forces to make organic, fresh hip-hop
On Sept. 13, TiRon and Ayomari released their first collaborative album, “A Sucker For Pumps.” Standout songs include “Thing Go Right,” “All My Love” and…
Sep. 30, 2011
J. Cole makes way off the ‘Sideline’
Courtesy of Adulis Mokanan J. Cole’s debut album “Cole World: The Sideline Story” was released Tuesday, Sept. 27. The album includes features from Trey Songz,…
Sep. 23, 2011
Not your average ‘Niceguys’
The Niceguys, from left to right: Yves, Free, Christolph and DJ Candlestick, are working on releasing their second album, “James Kelley” this fall. Their debut…
Sep. 16, 2011
Black Star reunites at TLA to perform legendary album
On Aug. 26, 1998, Mos Def and Talib Kweli formed Black Star and released “Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star.” Thirteen years later,…
Aug. 12, 2011
Luxury, honesty with ‘Watch The Throne’
The phenomenon that is “Watch The Throne” started with a tweet from Kanye West last August announcing that he was working on a five-song album…