[dropcap]A[/dropcap]merikas Addiction–a dope new hip-hop duo consisting of David Kelly and producer Joshua Scarver– have a new EP entitled The Prelude To which has been in heavy rotation in Atlanta. Collaborating with DJ 23 from the multi-platinum producer...
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith a host of labels and industry figures knocking at his door, NYKOBANDZ–a walking movement who is leading the new age of NOLA hip-hop–never intends to forget where he came from. “I want to be successful,” he says,...
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ustin, Texas, based Kynard was a new name to me—but a great find. He has a cool mixture of vibes about him, mainly a Midwest 90s aesthetic sprinkled with that NYC lyricism. He led off with two impressive...
[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,...