[dropcap]2[/dropcap]2-year-old NXUS, who is one-third of the trio known as Dead Reputation (with Delirious Beats [producer/engineer] and Rake [writer/videographer/film editor/photographer]), continues to impress me. I was a huge fan of their last collective release, “Rake Cat,” and his...
Photo Credit: Evan Mattingly “All I can say is…I put my life into this to share it with you…I do this for you…and I’ll keep doing this for as long as you have me…” —Mike Bandanna [dropcap]M[/dropcap]uch like...
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he last year of Michigan rapper Int3rnational’s 17-year run in the hip-hop game has been the most real; most notably, he quit his 9-5 and is going at his dreams full-time. That’s a bold move for any artist,...
[dropcap]V[/dropcap]irginia Beach-native Lew Sid (pronounced Lucid) is back on the scene with a big record, “Big Leagues.” The hip-hop turned career rhymer first made [major] noise in his home state and beyond with the regional smash “Whole Squad,”...
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ancaster, SC, native Faded broke 1,700 downloads last year with his debut mixtape, “Sorry That I’m Late,” and hasn’t looked back since. In fact, his grind has been off the chart — dropping three videos earlier this summer,...
“They ask me what’s the motive — classic albums, let all these niggas quote it.” —Mikey Amaré [dropcap]M[/dropcap]ikey Amare — originally from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — moved to sunny Los Angeles when he was 13 years old and...
A new album came across my desk today — all the way from Bridgeport Connecticut. Member of the DertGang, which is an affiliated off-shoot of Dirtbag Clothing [a brand that gained notoriety earlier this year due to a...
“Eminem’s style was so free and I always wanted to have that in my music. I liked 50 cent’s arrogance. Then you have the conscious types like Kendrick and J.Cole…I incorporate all of that in my music.” –F.A.A.N.A.N....