An Ohio native – Akron, Ohio to be exact – King Callis started writing music at the age of 10; however it wasn’t until his teenage years that he started actually recording his music and taking it seriously. The move to Charlotte, North Carolina, and later meeting a few key…
“We want everybody to be excited about getting some good Hip Hop first and foremost.” Marq Beyond of Rosewood 2055 Don’t sleep on the opening act! Admittedly, the first time I came upon Rosewood 2055, formally The Action Figures, was this past weekend when I stumble upon the latest joint…
“The all around the world Digital Underground Pac, the Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer of the Roc, I take my chain, my 15 seconds of fame – and come back next year with the whole fucking game! —Kanye, from the song Last Call Where were you February 10th, 2004? I was…
“All I know is if the Grammys want real artists to keep coming back, they need to stop playing with us…” –Kanye Beck beat Beyoncé – and it seemed as though Kanye was going to storm the stage à la Taylor Swift. Instead, he spun it into one of the best…
“My history with Kanye is I didn’t respect him as a rapper because I was around the greatest rappers….but he has courage.” —Dame Dash Business Never Personal was the ironic title of the pre-breakup album by EPMD. Amidst rumours that PMD was withholding monies and Erick paid goons to rob…
“I kind of knew and felt in my soul that this track was better than anything I ever heard or created.” -PF Cuttin’ discussing the song Danger. What are the elements of a classic record? It’s hard to say; if everyone knew the answer there would be hundreds of illmatic…
“His ears were open and always willing to create something new and embrace people who are talented.” — Karriem Riggins Salute to one of the greatest! February 6th marks Dilla Day, an annual celebration of the legacy that the late-great producer James Dewitt Yancey, better known professionally as J.Dilla, has…
The Mood Doctors, more commonly known as The MD’s, are a Long Island based hip-hop group that consists of Lucious “Luck” Mercer, Neal “Purp” Forrester, Savander “Van” Parker a.k.a. Grippy Grip and DJ Evil Dee – one half of the Beatminerz and 1/3 of the legendary NYC group Black Moon.…
