The Minstrel Show

I was listening to Litte Bother's Chitlin Circuit album tonight and, in particular, the track, Doin It. This is one helluva song if you have yet to hear it. With some heavy thump in the trunk and real talk, it stands out as one of my favorite from this dynamic trio. And each time I hear the song and the rest of the album, the more and more anxious I am to hear their upcoming album, The Minstrel Show. The first hot joint from the new album is entitled, Lovin It and I - am - lovin - it!!! I really, really, really hope these guys blow up major. They deserve it. Hip-Hop deserves it. Black people deserve it. It's like that, yo. Support that real shT.

"In keeping with the theme of the album, we basically wanted the cover art to look like a parody of TV Guide or something and we take it even further on the insert. Even if people don't get the joke at first, I think they'll be surprised to see rappers smiling for a change. It's just a way to make Little Brother stick out even more amongst other stuff that's in the marketplace now."

"Our whole stance with this record is - we don't hate G-Unit, Lil' Jon, Cassidy or whoever cats wanna classify as 'commercial' rap. We're just tired of the same shit being done over and over again. There shouldn't be 30 G-Unit clones for every 1 Kanye or Common that slips through the cracks. The game just needs balance, man. I mean, shit...Tribe Called Quest is my favorite group ever, but if all I heard was their music on the radio all day, I'd get tired of that too."

Little Brother will be coming to Boston on Saturday, September 17th at the Paradise Club on Comonwealth Avenue. I AM THERE. Side note: I was talking to a friend of a friend Thursday night and she mentioned how she was mad that she missed Black August - just like I did. I don't feel as bad now...but it still stings.