“I don’t follow trends; I barely follow friends.” –Otis Clapp [dropcap]C[/dropcap]oming from a borough dripping with deep-rooted hip-hop history, rapper Otis Clapp is just trying to carry on tradition. The emcee,, engineer, and producer–who’s shared stages names like...
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ip-hop is immersed in the slow, euphoric flow achieved by drinking Lean. Interestingly, though, the untimely deaths of some of the South’s most prominent contributors to the culture—the iconic DJ Screw and Pimp C of UGK—hasn’t seemed to...
“The bigger the risk, the bigger the gain–it’s enormous.” –Xleoniduz [dropcap]M[/dropcap]iami, Florida, rapper Xleoniduz has been featured here a few times now, and this time around, he’s hit us with two brand new singles. They are both quite...
“They chasing a hit, I’m chasing legacy.”— Smoke Dza [dropcap]I[/dropcap] was actual sworn to secrecy about the existence of the much hyped “Don’t Smoke Rock” all the way back in January 2016. However, I wasn’t provided with any...
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]rcutt–California–producer TyrelleVitiello has been dropping smooth hip-hop instrumentals into our inbox for a while now; we thought it was only right to help our super-dope readers learn a little bit more about the incredibly underrated beatmaker. Check out...
“It’s the incredible, your girl will say I’m edible–and to these rap cats I’m something that theoretical.” –Roy O. [dropcap]R[/dropcap]oy O. (pronounced ‘Roy-ol’) is a Texas-based indie hip-hop artist by way of Nigeria. He dropped his first mixtape...
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]on MC Etc. And Adduci, a duo that came across my desk this week, were hard to get into for me—and that’s no fault of theirs. It’s also not an insult or a reflection of the quality of...
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he game has had its share of mystery artists and voices over the years. DJ Clue, for example, was once a mysterious presence on the scene, as was Joe Budden, who had yet to make any public reveal...