Name: Zoneil Maharaj
Position: Founder, Writer, Editor, etc.
Website(s): MySpace
Email: zoneilsucks@ohdangmag.com
Contributions
- BUNNIES AND SKULLS AND SKATEBOARDS, OH MY! A Q&A WITH JEREMY FISH - August 20, 2006
By Zoneil Maharaj
An interview with artist Jeremy Fish discussing his artwork and his recent collabo with Aesop Rock. - CIVIL SERVICE: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE TYPICAL CATS - August 21, 2006
By Zoneil Maharaj
Don’t let the name fool you, the Typical Cats are anything but typical… - LONDONSTANI: WHERE CULTURES COLLIDE - August 22, 2006
By Zoneil Maharaj
Fuck. Yes mom, I said it. I don’t care what your friends are going to say when they learn your son is a foul-mouthed jerk.... - HIP HOP WOODSTOCK: ROCK THE BELLS FESTIVAL IV UNITES THOUSANDS - September 23, 2006
By Zoneil Maharaj and Donna Tam
Like a hip hop Woodstock, the Rock the Bells Festival IV united thousands in an all-day rap extravaganza in August featuring some of the greatest... - REINVENTING THE STEEL - September 30, 2006
By Zoneil Maharaj
The Native Guns are more than just another rap group in the oversaturated genre of hip hop – they’re radical activists with the hammer cocked, taking aim at the struggles facing today’s youth by utilizing their past experiences to promote social change. - REVOLUTIONARY RAP - October 8, 2006
By Zoneil Maharaj
Immortal Technique encapsulates the same radical voice as the political pioneers of hip hop within his stout and stocky frame. Hip hop, as he says later, is not the end-all agenda for Immortal Technique. He aims to educate and inform listeners about the issues that mainstream media are afraid to address, and hopes his message gets to the public by any means. - DEEP ROOTED: THE SECOND COMING - January 30, 2007
By Zoneil Maharaj
With their own brand of “feel good music,” this San Diego crew delivers an album full of soulful, laid back grooves for their sophomore release… - A-RON: KNOW YOUR HISTORY - January 30, 2007
By Zoneil Maharaj
Know Your History is a seamless blend of hip hop classics. While most are obvious selections that any kid with a hard-on for Sheila E in the 80s should own on cassette, other offerings are lesser known. - THE MYSTERY OF CHESS-HOPPIN' - March 9, 2007
By Zoneil Maharaj
In this battle, it doesn’t matter how fast you can freak a fader or how quick-witted your punchlines are, it comes down to patience, logic and precise decision-making. This is Hip Hop, Chess and Life Strategies – the world’s first hip hop chess tournament… - HEROES IN RAZORBLADE CITY - May 10, 2007
By Zoneil Maharaj
It's not just kids who can learn something from the Lifesavas. The trio continues their mission as humble, positive, socially conscious artists whose creativity stretches wider than the collective overgrown egos of today's pop-rap stars. If you haven't already, start taking notes… - A DREAM DEFERRED? - July 16, 2007
By Zoneil Maharaj, Photos by Angelica Flores and Steve Wake
East Oakland Community High School, a school with a progressive perspective and radical approach to education, has had a tumultuous three-year history. This is their saga, broken into four parts...
