Welcome to part 2 of Tale Of The Demo. This week we’re going to feature One Leg Up Records, who have pressed some amazing demo releases. What makes these releases even more awesome are the limited nature of them (roughly 200 each). Some of their most notable releases to date…
What makes a great producer and/or mc? In my opinion, it’s someone who loves/respects the culture and knows the history of it – and let’s not forget they gotta be nice with it. J57 checks off all those boxes. A former Fat Beats NYC employee, J was mentored by DJ…
Nothing makes us not look forward to an album like when the main artist themselves talk extensive shit about it – can you blame us? Their heart clearly wasn’t in it. Often it comes down to the fact that the artist made poor creative decisions for the sake of money,…
Sex sells and compelling/shocking visuals hold your attention – if you can also get some bars out of it, well that’s just a bonus. What do I mean by that? Remember Yonkers? Remember Eminem’s debut album? When it’s kind of messed up, but you can’t stop consuming it, the artist…
Raekwon The Chef, an original member of the ground-breaking group Wu-Tang Clan turns 44 years old today. We thought we’d celebrate with a triple play mini-mix of some of his golden era classics. Happy born day Chef!
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…
When I was a kid rappers had demo tapes – and I’m not talking about mp3s or even cds. I’m talking actual cassette tapes. During the golden era of hip-hop, you either had access to a proper studio, or you recorded demo tapes in your closet. Either way, when played…
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.…
