[dropcap]F[/dropcap]rom the same team that’s been carving a lane with the innovative artist Siimba Liives Long comes Hippy Africano, a 22-year-old Newark, New Jersey, transplant; Originally, the young rapper hails from the Ivory Coast). The new upstart, who...
“It’s in my genes, know your denim; some people try to rock it, but the clothes don’t fit em’.” —Siimba Liives Long [dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter a strong debut with his “Cocaine Bimbie” song/visual ten months ago and two highly praised...
“Each musician contributed their [own] style to consolidate the sound we achieved.” —Andres Marin. [dropcap]A[/dropcap]t its roots, hip-hop has always been — at least ideologically– and experimental genre. From the evolution of the “get-down” found on records that...
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]rooklyn, New York, has given birth to many successful upstarts over the years; mainly, as far as rap is concerned, “street artists” that are cut from the cloth of artists like Biggie, Kool G Rap, and others. BK-native...
“Clean up ya dirty money to good money; legal money last longer than drug money!” — Master P [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he undisputed entrepreneur and southern legend Master P — who ironically started his career on the west coast — was...
With the debatable choices for this year’s XXL Freshman Class and the rise of young artists like Yachty and Lil’ Uzi Vert who seem to not only mock the preceding generation but the very standards that many heads...
[dropcap]V[/dropcap]irginia Beach-native Lew Sid (pronounced Lucid) is back on the scene with a big record, “Big Leagues.” The hip-hop turned career rhymer first made [major] noise in his home state and beyond with the regional smash “Whole Squad,”...
[dropcap]V[/dropcap]A rapper Trew — from Fly Never Dies — who we wrote about last month, is following up his Camp-Lo assisted “T-Shirt Remix” with a dope new single titled “Cheers.” This time around, he’s teamed up with Lyricist...