“It’s the wavelengths, bro, that change over time because nothing stops moving — including people. Niggas get older; new people take their place.” — Kidaf The next generation of hip-hop is coming of age as of late, and...
“Once you’re legendary, you’re going to be legendary regardless. But, you’ve got to switch it up. I don’t want to be stuck in that…with my beats sounding like dinosaurs.” — VDon The digitization of the industry has changed...
History has shown that the most successful artists in hip-hop history have worn multiple hats. Whether that means heading label, businesses (like Rick Ross’ Wing Stop for example) – or even making a go at other forms of...
Los Angeles, California – the home of some of the most iconic names in hip-hop history. Recently there’s been a magnifying glass on the city, with films like Dope and Straight Out Of Compton bringing the temperament and...
Fat Beats, aside from being the go-to new york record spot for legendary DJ’s in NYC during hip-hop’s golden age, was also a congregation circle for underground emcees on the come up. In it’s last few years, though,...
Aaron Cohen is well traveled. He’s a young man but properly weathered from seasons of coast to coast treks. He’s from Washington, breathes NYC, and spent a stint in the City of Angels. Regardless of his coordinates, there’s...
To me, he was my father, he was Eric – daddy Eric. To everybody else, he was Eazy-E. – Yung Eazy The movie Straight Outta Compton took the world by storm and introduced a whole new generation of...
If you’ve fallen victim to a YouTube black hole, where you find yourself watching video after video and all of a sudden an hour has passed, there’s a good chance you’ve been under the spell of hip-hop enchantress...