The Windy City is definitely making musical waves, and Mano is among the leaders of the new wave coming from the CHI. And like so many other great DJs, he’s also an informed and opinionated sneaker fiend. Check his words here, sure, but do yourself a favor and listen to his tracks at myspace.com/milliondollamano. —PJC [...]

No one is fucking with the Roots. Period. They are the straight A students of hip-hop, the group who through 10 albums have continually evolved and delivered dope music time and again. Amongst the many secrets of their success, commitment to their art remains the most prevalent. Vowing to never make the same album twice, [...]