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“I def [sic] owe my love for music to my brother,” says 25-year-old Fayetteville rapper Taj (real name no gimmicks). “As a little boy, he used to ride me around and play instrumentals. He began recording myself at...

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]NN of the ghetto, a cesspool of coonery, the most influential hip-hop website. World Star Hip Hop has been called many things by many people. Ultimately, the brainchild of the late Lee O’Denat was a mirror pointed directly...

[dropcap]2[/dropcap]6-year-old artist Chames, who hails from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has been writing songs and poetry since the age of 10—and lyrics/substance have always been at the forefront of his music. “Expect to hear everything from introspection, to ego-driven lyrics,...

[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast year we took some time to review and album entitled The Transition From Then To Now by a Toronto-based rapper named Domestik; well, he’s back, and in good form. Only another Toronto head can say this, but...

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e wrote about St. Louis rapper EJ Carter last year when he dropped the visual for “True” off of his electrifying debut album, Notorious. The album amassed almost 500k plus streams worldwide and helped him to spark the...

“[Andre 3000] just sat next to us eating tomato soup, pretty much just talking about how much of a big fan he is of us.” [dropcap]D[/dropcap]ivine Council–the foursome of Lord Linco, Cyrax!, ICYTWAT, and $ilkmoney–is undoubtedly one of...

“The appetite kill us has never really gone–when slavery was abolished coz they never viewed wrong” –Goddaz [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n hip-hop, you can never underestimate the power of a good story. 50 was shot nine times, for example. This statement...

[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ondon, UK, singer, rapper, and producer VAS LEON is quick to name Michael Jackson as his biggest musical influence; greats often draw influnce from greats. He’s been building a heavy buzz gigging across the UK, Europe, and the...