Cincinnati, Ohio, based producer John Rodgers present his latest instrumental showcase The Vitamin Beat Tape. Packed with 13 heat rocks for you to move your pen – and nod your head – to, it’s a diverse offering, showing...
“I want y’all to feel my pain, I want y’all to hear my heart… God pitching the ball, Imma hit it out the park..” –Descendent Raleigh, North Carolina has seen it’s share of (hip-hop) talent over the years....
“Never looked back from the day when he spit his first rap… He was hooked like a fiend, so much so that he never stopped chasing the dream” – Mr. P Chill Sometimes passion takes sacrifice, hard work...
“Backhandler, manhandle, Imam Sean; peace to Mandela and Farrakhan… The best con in flesh, Sean’s here, metal fragments on face, the teflon beard…” – Sean Price Songs in the key of life was a milestone in the legendary...
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen talking about group dynamics, people like to point towards Wu-Tang Clan as the quintessential example of a hip-hop dynasty; however, that’s not entirely accurate. It’s impossible to have such a conversation and negate the influence of the...
I spit gems through the mouth of gods – I’m so real… —Blank Face I consider myself to be tastemaker of sorts, and often find myself sifting through endless seas of “next-up” rappers looking for unique voices we...
San Diego is home to many notable industry names, like 90’s One-hit wonder Jayo Felony, Mariah Carey’s baby daddy, Nick Canon, internet phenomenon Snow The Product, Lil Rob and Mitchy Slick – to name a few. It’s also...
Hip-hop truly is world-wide. I’ll preface this by admitting that my knowledge of the hip-hop scene down-under is less than expansive, so if I sound off base at all, that’s why. I recently came across an Aussie (Perth...