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…
As 2014 comes to an end, we had a lot of good music this year in hip-hop. I definitely feel that a lot of the musicians stepped up their game. So as this year comes to an end, of course I had to choose my top favorite hip-hop songs. 5.…
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.
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 a while before delving in (pause). For those who are a fan…
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 Chef is universally accepted as one of its greats – but I…
Sometimes a little mystery is a good thing – and you can’t beat suspense when it comes to generating buzz. This was the case over the summer as rap fans argued (quite convincingly) that an new EP, which surfaced on SoundCloud, was actually recorded by the legendary Queensbridge rapper Nas…
When hip-hop was in it's commercial infancy, there were a number of iconic footwear must-haves that defined a generation and made a mint along the way. We revisit a couple of them after the jump.
