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...
7 Things We Learned From Primo During The PRhyme AMA
When it comes to creating a truly interactive experience with your core fan base, nothing beats an AMA, which stands for Ask Me Anything – a popular format hosted on Reddit (the front page of the internet). Producers, actors,...
#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...
New Prodigy & Boogz Boogetz
Soulful stoner music – that’s the best way we begin to tell you about Young Rollin Stoners the collaborative album between Prodigy, one half of Mobb Deep and Far Rockaway’s own Boogz Boogetz. The two, who have collaborated...
Shady XV Is Here
Let’s be honest, Eminem is one of the best rap artists out there – he can rap circles around you. If he’s not on your list of best artists you’re just being a hater; although he can come...
BmbuWEST drops The Diversity Tape
BmbuWEST is a hip-hop production duo from Philadelphia, PA. The duo, consisting of Cory ‘FortuneWest’ Wilson and John ‘Bmbu’ Alsace, met while attending Drexel University as Music Industry freshmen in 2008. In 2013 Bmbu and FortuneWest joined the...
Teyana Taylor – VII
Someone who isn’t new to the music scene is Teyana Taylor. A lot of people first heard about her from MTV’s Sweet Sixteen when she was signed to Pharrell’s label Star Track. Everyone wanted to know who was...