Riley

“The passion and purpose are clear, the people authorities fear, whomever you pray to, you need to go thank them for letting this reach to your ear.” – XVRHLDY from the song Road Trips A few months ago,...

“Few rap albums of the modern era have the pure testicular quality of Jealous One’s Envy…” – AllMusic The biggest problem with being a (major) hip-hop head, is that sometimes you end up in conversations with others, and...

This album has absolutely no filler – and flows coherently from cover to cover. It’s intricate, down to the last detail, atmospheric and full of depth. There’s something to be said for live instrumentation, or rather, using actual musicians...

“It’s always nice when other great figures in the culture are recognized.” – Andrew Lasane, Complex Meet Eric Aidoo, aka Just Scribble, a 17-year-old self-taught artist based in Bristol, UK. His name and Tumblr have been popping up...

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....

“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...

“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...

“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...