[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s hard to fathom that today marks the 20th anniversary of Christopher Wallace’s death. I barely batted an eye when his debut turned 10, and then a decade later, 20. But somehow, him having not touched a microphone...
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e shared a record with you late last year by a London artist by the name of Vas Leon. What’s unique about him is that unlike some of the overseas hype we feature here on the site, Vas...
“Pac was (one of) the greatest voices of MY generation, but that doesn’t make him the greatest voice of every generation ever.” When Tupac passed away in Las Vegas after being shot [again], young Brooklynite Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott...
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here’s one thing to love and admire the golden era and draw influence from it while incorporating it into contemporary sounds, and then there’s having lived it—and building/adding to a sound that never truly died. Enter Ras Beats,...
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]oday an impressive album came across my desk, courtesy of Snypes. Coming out of South Florida, his first official release Rookie Debut is a collection of songs with a ton of personality; there’s a little of everything here,...
“the culture needed this…We probably inspired a hundred thousand producers tonight.”–Swizz Beats [dropcap]H[/dropcap]ip-hop has always been marked by ‘special moments’ throughout its timeline; for example, when BDP performed South Bronx for the first time, or when KRS-ONE threw...
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t the young age of just 20-years-old, East New York rapper Yalo is inspired by the rugged and raw sounds of the 90s, which explains his latest freestyle video. His upcoming debut mixtape I Love Brooklyn is on...
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]aving recently worked with Mark Ronson–thanks to a collaboration with Noisey and Converse Rubber Tracks–DAP The Contract is an artist with incredible potential.Seeking to make more than just a catchy tune, DAP draws influence from the world around...