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27 Oct

Posted at 14:30h in Music, Reviews
It's become quite apparent that even in 2011, some years after the Carolina based group Little Brother called it quits, their spirit still remains ever present. Not just because the die-hard fans continue to bump The Listening, The Minstrel Show and the rest of their cult classics but because two thirds of the former trio have released solo albums. 9th Wonder took listeners through a glorious musical journey on The Wonder Years whilst Phonte's working man's album Charity Starts At Home arguably stands as one of the best releases of 2011. So all that remains now is for the heavy hitting Rapper Big Pooh to round off an impressive year for the heralded acts with his awaited release Dirty Pretty Things. Minus Phonte and Wonder, the Virginia born spitter has offered solid mixtapes aplenty, but can his second full length LP push him out of the LB shadow and into a lane of his own?

12 Oct

Posted at 19:30h in Features, Interviews, Music
The state of North Carolina has been the home for some of the greatest singers and musicians in the history of music. Nina Simone, Ben E. King, Shirley Caesar, Roberta Flack and George Clinton are just a few artists in a long lineage of incredible, groundbreaking talent. The next in this line is R&B singer/songwriter Darien Brockington. Brockington hails from Durham, NC and has been singing since the age of six. For most R&B artists, their origins begin in the church and Brockington’s story is no different. Since the inception of the R&B genre, the formative years of many vocalists were shaped in the choirs of Baptist, Pentecostal and Seventh-Day Adventist faith-based churches. Brockington’s first exposure to music came when he was two years old and his love of singing grew exponentially. His parents were instrumental in providing a concrete foundation for his burgeoning, eclectic taste in music. After his first solo at age six, he began performing in community events and talent shows in his native city eventually leading him to pursue a career in music. Once deciding on a career in music, he began attending North Carolina Central University and in 2000, he met rapper Phonte of the Hip Hop collective Little Brother. This meeting would put forth in motion the first of numerous collaborations between them merging the worlds of hip-hop and R&B to create a formidable sound. This week, Brockington took the time to speak with SoulCulture about his musical journey.

29 Jun

Posted at 22:28h in Interviews, Music

little_brother_rap Flying through London en-route to performing at the Montreaux Jazz Festival, Little Brother are performing in London on Wednesday night at the Jazz Cafe. I get on the phone to Big Pooh who, sounding relaxed, talks to me about the status of Little Brother, why they really split with 9th Wonder - and the fickle nature of the music industry...

What’s the situation with Little Brother?

"We’re just not really making music.