Special’s Top 5 of 2014: #3 J.Cole
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...
Special’s Top 5 of 2014: #4 Ghostface Killah
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...
Special’s Top 5 of 2014: #5 Your Old Droog
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...
3 Defunct 90’s Hip-Hop Footwear Brands
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.
#GetFamiliar: Who Is Tink?
Timbaland, is one of those producers that has left his mark on the world. He has produced for Jay-Z, Nas, Ludacris, Madonna, Rihanna, One Republic, Brandy, Drake, and many others. I don’t know when Timbaland will come out...
#Bucketlist: America Is Dying Slowly
With World AIDS Day coming up, we thought it would be appropriate to look back on a hip-hop masterpiece that seems all but forgotten — America Is Dying Slowly. The gem was the eighth release in a heralded...
Coastal Trolling: Detroit Vs Everybody
Hip-hop has an incessant need to one-up. Sometimes this becomes frustrating to sit through as it often translates to simply following suit until it becomes overly redundant. A few examples being the Hot Nigga phenomenon that spawned literally...
The Last Song from the Late, Great Praverb
On September 17, 2014, the Hip Hop world was stunned and heartbroken by the loss of one of their own, Earl Patrick McNease aka Praverb aka P the Wyse, known not only for his truth-telling rhymes but for...