[dropcap]I[/dropcap] suggest we cut Rich Homie Quan a little slack. Did he break your heart yesterday and epically fudge up a performance of “Get Money?” Yes — but, before he has a chance to [maybe] come up with...
“Your body is just a cocoon for your soul to develop. And when you die, you will connect back with this energy in its purest form.” Hip-hop is a weird thing in that it has definitive origins, and...
“I want the world to know that there can be more than one successful female hip-hop artist. I also want people to realize they can be themselves and not copy everything you see.” –J. Anise A fresh EP...
Hip-hop — as a vehicle capable of social change — often comes down to a series of cosigns, which is understandable in a sea of millions of voices struggling to be heard. Well, 30-year-old emcee Will EQ has...
Twenty years later, Summer 2016 stands as a pivotal period in hip-hop. Let’s set the scene — Bill Clinton was running for re-election, VHS was still a viable format, people were still waiting for N64 to drop, EBay...
“Eminem’s style was so free and I always wanted to have that in my music. I liked 50 cent’s arrogance. Then you have the conscious types like Kendrick and J.Cole…I incorporate all of that in my music.” –F.A.A.N.A.N....
“First N–ga taught that crippin’ to your kids, huh,” proclaims Snoop Dogg — and rightfully so. Unless the average middle class American [white] kid was jamming to groups to Compton’s Most Wanted, which wasn’t a sure bet in...
Here at aahiphop, we’re still not a level like Complex or Fader, so we had to watch Kanye’s new visual, “Famous,” like everyone else — live on Tidal X. What an experience. It was difficult, but I tried...