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Welcome to part 2 of Tale Of The Demo. This week we’re going to feature One Leg Up Records, who have pressed some amazing demo releases. What makes these releases even more awesome are the limited nature of...

What makes a great producer and/or mc? In my opinion, it’s someone who loves/respects the culture and knows the history of it – and let’s not forget they gotta be nice with it. J57 checks off all those...

Sex sells and compelling/shocking visuals hold your attention – if you can also get some bars out of it, well that’s just a bonus. What do I mean by that? Remember Yonkers? Remember Eminem’s debut album? When it’s...

Raekwon The Chef, an original member of the ground-breaking group Wu-Tang Clan turns 44 years old today. We thought we’d celebrate with a triple play mini-mix of some of his golden era classics. Happy born day Chef!

Recently, windy city producer Slot-A, released his first remix project, Shades & Flavors. Shades & Flavors features thirteen remixed and reproduced songs from artists like Kevin Gates to classic records from Camp Lo. Slot, whose produced for the...

It’s no secret that I’m a real hip-hop head. I was born in the early 80’s, and I grew up in the 90’s surrounded by what I consider to be the best of hip-hop as a genre –...

When I was a kid rappers had demo tapes – and I’m not talking about mp3s or even cds. I’m talking actual cassette tapes. During the golden era of hip-hop, you either had access to a proper studio,...

Last night when I made my way to my mailbox I had only one thing on my mind – Big Pun. A week earlier, after hitting up producer Domingo on Twitter, I was about to receive a USB...