What a whirlwind 365 days it’s been for Donald Glover. He created some of the most genuine television of the year with his critically acclaimed series ‘Atlanta’, launched ‘Pharos’ his hyper-audio/visual app, and treated fans to a live Pharos experience , which many media outlets called the most dynamic live…
“Time for Work,” a brand new banger on Joe Budden’s Rage & The Machine, claims that his shit “Is only for the grown and sexy…35 and up”. Joey ain’t lying. Rage & The Machine is a diamond in the rough, mixed and mastered for a core audience of hip hop…
The Game’s newest record, the hilariously titled 1992, opens with “Savage Lifestyle” featuring the forcibly controversial Los Angeles MC rhyming over a stormy beat carried by haunting keys and a Marvin Gaye sample we’ve heard three million times before. Like Gaye, we have to ask…what’s going on? You know all…
The heartbeat of Uptown Manhattan pumps with a unique pulse. Art, business, family, sports, drugs; there’s a hustle for everyone, regardless of what corner of Harlem you call home. Uptown talent also runs undoubtedly deep, including billionaire Sean Combs, Killa Cam, and the late Big L. History and superstars aside,…
June 25th marked the 20th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt, Jay Z’s independently released classic debut album. Ask hip hop fans in their thirties to rank their top five records and you’re likely to hear Reasonable Doubt hovering near the top spot. Rightfully so, as it belongs in the conversation for…
There comes a point in every musician’s career when a proverbial crossroad lies ahead, and a choice must be made. Do they continue to make the records that the people need and want, or do they bury those considerations and go for self? In Drake’s case, that time is now.…
Royce Da 5’9 is a busy man. He’s one part PRhyme, one-fourth Slaughterhouse, and broke into the game by cementing his place as a steadfast wingman alongside Eminem. Layers, his first solo record since 2011, is an honest confessional. Highly personal minus any wallowing or emotional instability, the record takes…
Longevity is never a guarantee in any profession. In hip hop, it’s hardly a right or a privilege as we’re inundated by trends and radars that buzz one second and cool off just as quick as they heat up. The Bay Area’s Lyrics Born has been rapping and traveling the…
