“If they feel that it’s a classic, that’s all that counts.” — Raekwon Raekwon’s mafioso themed opus Only Built 4 Cuban Linx turns 22 today. Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to interview the iconic Wu-Tang Clan member; the following was an unreleased portion of our conversation, which I’m…
As a writer — for some big platforms — Incan assure you that inbox is nothing less than nauseating. I am constantly inundated with requests to check out and give some pen game to new records of varied quality. As corny as it sounds, standing out does make all the…
Reminder, there’s no shame in not being the biggest fan of an artist. You’re also not under any moral obligation to fundamentally love every artist who ever died. Feels like that shouldn’t be a necessary reminder — except that it is. Master P said during a long-winded Instagram post/caption that…
Another one! [*Dj Khaled voice] Today Hip Hop lost a real soldier of the game, Albert Johnson — better known as Prodigy. Half of the infamous Queens duo Mobb Deep, 42-year-old Prodigy was the epitome of the Hip Hop that real heads loved. He was really about that street shit,…
I couldn’t finish watching it. I admit I tripped, but hear me out, though. Around the four minute mark of The Needle Drop’s review of “.DAMN”, Anthony Fantano starts speaking on The Biblical influence on Kendrick’s controversial, yet acclaimed THIRD (clears throat) studio release. He started off subtly, but as…
On April 1, 2017 all aspects of Hip-Hop collided within the Juice Cathedral walls of Jersey City, New Jersey. A full day of performers, dancers, vendors, DJs, media contributors and more, set the Hip-Hop scene for one night. Jersey natives came through to pay homage to the very state that made…
It’s hard to fathom that today marks the 20th anniversary of Christopher Wallace’s death. I barely batted an eye when his debut turned 10, and then a decade later, 20. But somehow, him having not touched a microphone for over two-decades seems baffling. Especially, since the uttering of his name…
Holy s–t! 2016 was a crazy year; I feel like we’ve all been through a lot together. There’s been this crazy US election that’s seemingly brought out the ugly in many, created more uncertainty than comfort and effectively divided a nation. We also took some huge losses, like Phife Dawg…
