John Morrison

Five essential beat tapes from the Philadelphia scene

Culture Cypher Radio April Chart: On Jazz, Blue Lines, the carrying of tradition and the future of music

Culture Cypher Radio March Chart: Reflections and sounds from one year in a global pandemic

From self-improvement to resistance, The Bul Bey and Corey Bernhard’s pandemic collab SWTS tackles big themes to a beautiful score

Revisiting Crate Raiderz: An important documentation of Philly’s deep vinyl culture

That time the N.M.E. came to Philly in ’87 to document Rap’s New Wave

Culture Cypher Radio February Chart: J Dilla, A Tribe Called Quest, Madlib and the gift of Black music

Mythos and Emotion: Reflections on J Dilla’s final creative statement, Donuts

Culture Cypher Radio January Chart: A new day (same as the old day), an abundance of jewels from MF DOOM, new music by Moor Mother & Billy Woods, The Visionaries, and more

Culture Cypher Radio December Chart: A doubleshot wrapup of 2020 with Arrested Development, Jyoti, Pink Siifu, and more