Riley

After a 10 year hiatus that included a bunch of albums, mixtapes, TV shows, drama and politics, Harlem’s own Dipset is back together – and last night they stopped by Funkmaster Flex’s show to prove it.

Like father like son – it’s impossible not to recall this saying when listening to the young rapper Chris Rivers from the Bronx. Chris is the son of the Latin multiple-syllable legend Big Pun, who rose to (platinum)...

Christmas is a time for feels, love and family – which isn’t exactly the coles notes of your fave rap album for the most part.

Enter XVRHLDY (pronounced Xavier Holliday), the new face and sound of the Chicago music scene. With a vocal range that (sonically) makes us think of a young 3 Stacks (Andre 3000), Xavier is bringing a unique style/sound –...

Former CTE records artist has a habit of making deep introspective music. Madlib has a habit of being an OCD producer who makes brilliant soulful beats that are so dope they can stand on their own without any...

PRhyme may have been one of the most anticipated albums of year in many circles, but it was far from the first collaboration by the duo of Royce Da 5'9 and DJ Premier.

J.Cole is kind of a polarizing artist – and for what reason I don’t know. You love him or you don’t listen to him (I refuse to categorize that as hate). I admit, I slept on him for...

The Wu-Tang Clan is legendary, no argument there. The argument does arise when we’re discussing who are your fave spitters from the (originally) nine-man Staten-Island outfit. Method Man, regardless of solo-success always seems to get a pass and...