Hip-Hop Twitter was a buzz this weekend over a rant that Hot 97 DJ Funkmaster Flex unleashed upon Jay-Z and his Life + Times web team/writers. His beef arose when a rep from Life + Times, who flex alleges had previously stolen ideas from his mobile app after an interview,…
Welcome to part 2 of Tale Of The Demo. This week we’re going to feature One Leg Up Records, who have pressed some amazing demo releases. What makes these releases even more awesome are the limited nature of them (roughly 200 each). Some of their most notable releases to date…
What makes a great producer and/or mc? In my opinion, it’s someone who loves/respects the culture and knows the history of it – and let’s not forget they gotta be nice with it. J57 checks off all those boxes. A former Fat Beats NYC employee, J was mentored by DJ…
Sex sells and compelling/shocking visuals hold your attention – if you can also get some bars out of it, well that’s just a bonus. What do I mean by that? Remember Yonkers? Remember Eminem’s debut album? When it’s kind of messed up, but you can’t stop consuming it, the artist…
Raekwon The Chef, an original member of the ground-breaking group Wu-Tang Clan turns 44 years old today. We thought we’d celebrate with a triple play mini-mix of some of his golden era classics. Happy born day Chef!
Recently, windy city producer Slot-A, released his first remix project, Shades & Flavors. Shades & Flavors features thirteen remixed and reproduced songs from artists like Kevin Gates to classic records from Camp Lo. Slot, whose produced for the likes of for Add-2, LEP, Maino, Chuuwee, Jamall Bufford, spent a lot…
It’s no secret that I’m a real hip-hop head. I was born in the early 80’s, and I grew up in the 90’s surrounded by what I consider to be the best of hip-hop as a genre – and I feel that it (for the most part) still is. With…
When I was a kid rappers had demo tapes – and I’m not talking about mp3s or even cds. I’m talking actual cassette tapes. During the golden era of hip-hop, you either had access to a proper studio, or you recorded demo tapes in your closet. Either way, when played…
