One of hip-hop’s most unforgiving and raw voices, Slaine has grown into a multi-talented artist through his music and acting roles in some of the most renowned crime dramas of our generation. He appeared in The Town, Gone Baby Gone, and Killing Them Softly alongside legends like Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini, and Brad Pitt,…
Bronx-bred MC ReachingNOVA drops, depending on where you’re at currently in your life, an anthem of sorts, brimming with gems and subtle hints of celebrity braggadocio. Coming off of a universally shaky 2020, during which he dropped Legends with Teemonee and some dope visuals, he kicked off 2021 with the…
There have been a lot of huge losses over the past year, but I’ll admit, none have hit me harder than the loss of the elusive masked super MC MF DOOM. Perhaps, more than anything, it’s the comfort his music has given me on a personal level over the past…
Over two decades after Busta Rhymes released his platinum-selling tenth LP, E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front, the 48-year-old MC returns with the sequel — his first release in 11 years. The long-awaited Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God picks up the end of the world…
Vinyl coppers assemble! Sacramento rap vet Mr. P Chill has been admirably busy in these troubled times, dropping some pretty poignant and timely tunes. “Millions of Militants” saw him combine with Mike Colossal to spit some bars about Trump’s regime and the state of national relations between citizens and both…
UK producer Big O, during one of the most creatively draining periods in modern human history, managed to stay busy. He dropped a few highly recommended collaborative LPs: Ocean Grown with Loki Loko and a deluxe version of A New Day with Dankery Harv. That on top of a handful…
Lyric Jones has been buzzing for years, though I’ll admit I became a huge fan of hers last year after sitting with her Ga$ Money LP with producer Nameless for an extended period — before taking a more focused deep dive into her back catalog. There is something so approachable…
While the Griselda wave put a larger spotlight on Hip Hop’s underground, some more casual listeners aren’t fully abreast of the timelines that have run concurrently with the group’s success. One such timeline is that of Rochester, New York MC .38 Spesh — whose has been building a bubbling brand…
