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My first Rolling Stone clip/Ja Rule ‘Pain Is Love 2′ preview

Sowmya K — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:53:11 +0000

Today was a big day for TheSowmyaLife. I got my FIRST. ROLLING STONE. CLIP Take it in, kids. The journosexuals out there can feel me on this one. Peep my preview of Ja Rule’s Pain Is Love 2 HERE. Leave comments, tell me your thoughts!

P.S. Ja’s official Twitter ReTweeted this, despite his incarceration.

Danny Brown on why rapper clothing lines SUCK, the asymmetrical ‘do and getting recognized in a Detroit Kmart

Sowmya K — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:19:58 +0000

I yakked with Detroit rapper Danny Brown (one of my favorite newcomers) for AskMen and the results were hilarious. We talked about sucky rapper clothing lines, his signature asymmetrical hair (hint: he sometimes flat irons it for special occasions) and getting recognized in a Detroit Kmart. Read it HERE

Video: A$AP Rocky unwinds in “Demons”

Sowmya K — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:33:43 +0000

Smoking + drinking (Colt 45?) ‘Tis the life of a rap sensation.

Video: @XDannyXBrownX conjures up visions of Tigger in “Blunt After Blunt”

Sowmya K — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:12:46 +0000

Happy Cyber Monday. What better way to get back into the groove after my four-day-do-absolutely-nothing-weekend than with Danny Brown kicking some drug-fueled rhymes? “Blunt After Blunt” directed by A$AP Rocky, costarring the Jeremy Scott Tiger Tuxedo jacket. Growl!

Yelawolf talks to me about Radioactive, reality-TV and hip-hop race relations

Sowmya K — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:45:36 +0000

I chopped it up with rapper Yelawolf for NY Magazine about his debut Radioactive (in stores today) along with a host of other fun topics. Read the full interview here

Good music: @FrankOcean -”Girlfriend’s Best Friend”

Sowmya K — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:46:38 +0000

Frankie Ocean has a few choice words for sucky boyfriends everywhere. It has a great late 90s R&B feel to it.
I need a no-tags version of this now!

Download here

Hip-hop aficionados preview Mac Miller’s ‘Blue Slide Park’

Sowmya K — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:58:34 +0000

Last night I joined the NYC hip-hop cognoscenti and previewed Mac Miller’s new album Blue Slide Park (in stores 11/8) at the infamous Quad Recording Studios. Read the full review here for the VIllage Voice.

Pardon my haste in posting this photo…but my ankle is the size of New Jersey. K?

Good music: @JheneAiko “My Mine” (video)

Sowmya K — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:21:18 +0000

I’ve been obsessed with this song since Jhene Aiko’s mixtape Sailing Souls dropped earlier this year. If you don’t have it, it’s worth a download.
Here’s the sitch: Jhene comes from the B2K extended family ages ago (see: Lil Fizz’s “cousin”). She’s super gorgeous, has a unique voice, and oh yeah, she’s super gorgeous.

Catch the video for “My Mine” below:

My review of Iggy Azalea/a critic’s mea culpa

Sowmya K — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:50:28 +0000

I reviewed Internet sensation Iggy Azalea’s CMJ set for the Village Voice and was refreshingly surprised by what I saw. You can’t judge every White girl rapper by her cover. Check the review HERE + live footage below:

J. Cole and I talk music, Kim Kardashian’s wedding and baby Jayonce

Sowmya K — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:21:43 +0000

I had a lively chat with Jermaine Cole for NY Mag where we discussed music and what else? Awful reality TV. Peep the full interview HERE