Riley

Must be a circus in town, cuz I’m surrounded by clowns, claiming that their mic skills are ridiculous. – Jamal STEELE Support the underground. A lot of heads are scared to jam unknown acts, but if my time...

If Young Thug were white, black Twitter would be losing their f’ing minds.  The term cultural misappropriation has been used frequently in many recent hip-hop conversations. Used during a Hot 97 interview with Azalia Banks, and aimed squarely...

With great power comes great responsibility. Yesterday the internet felt some type of way after learning that the one-of-a-kind One Night In Shaolin album was protected under an 88 year copyright  clause. What did we perceive that mean?...

“The passion and purpose are clear, the people authorities fear, whomever you pray to, you need to go thank them for letting this reach to your ear.” – XVRHLDY from the song Road Trips A few months ago,...

“Few rap albums of the modern era have the pure testicular quality of Jealous One’s Envy…” – AllMusic The biggest problem with being a (major) hip-hop head, is that sometimes you end up in conversations with others, and...

This album has absolutely no filler – and flows coherently from cover to cover. It’s intricate, down to the last detail, atmospheric and full of depth. There’s something to be said for live instrumentation, or rather, using actual musicians...

“It’s always nice when other great figures in the culture are recognized.” – Andrew Lasane, Complex Meet Eric Aidoo, aka Just Scribble, a 17-year-old self-taught artist based in Bristol, UK. His name and Tumblr have been popping up...

An Ohio native – Akron, Ohio to be exact – King Callis started writing music at the age of 10; however it wasn’t until his teenage years that he started actually recording his music and taking it seriously....