Riley’s Best

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...

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen talking about group dynamics, people like to point towards Wu-Tang Clan as the quintessential example of a hip-hop dynasty; however, that’s not entirely accurate. It’s impossible to have such a conversation and negate the influence of the...

Have you taken a look at the Billboard charts this week? If not, don’t feel bad, most people usually don’t! Well, if you did, you may have noticed some anomalies – namely the extremely high number of copies...

Something Meek Mill said in his “beef resignation letter” really stuck out for some reason. Specifically, it was when he detailed how idiotic risking his money and career over some street shit would truly be. Oddly enough, when...

You can’t stop the leaks – and that’s a fact. Many artists over the years have fallen victim to album leaks. Some artists have taken counter measures and simply released their projects early in an attempt to curb...

There’s no shame in taking your place alongside (non top-5) eccentric super rich rappers like Dre, Puff (and way more that I’m sure would break my heart to learn about). Just don’t perpetrate penmanship in the writers circle....

In today’s hip-hop climate, where artists are here today and gone tomorrow, terms like classic and legend are grossly overused. Artists from my era had to earn titles through consistency, longevity and – most importantly – building a...

I’ll always credit Gang Starr’s Who’s Gonna Take The Weight with being the record that made my ears perk up and say “what ever that is, THAT’S what I wanna do with my life”. — El RTNC Nothing...