AA Hip Hop Staff

“I get a great feeling being able to make a song out of his life experiences that other people can relate to.” — Jay Tee While growing up, Broward County rapper Jay Tee’s heart — and attention —...

As CEO of the Brooklyn-based Creative Juices Music label, IDE wears many hats. Engineer, producer, and even artist. He’s already independently released three full-length projects, including his last project, Ideology, a five-year labor of love that featured names...

Straight out of South Carolina comes 4-4 Water; a driven, passionate and charismatic new artist with undoubtedly the unique name that’s come across my inbox all month thus far. His sound is a blend of hip-hop, pop, and...

Keith’ has created a triangular balance of rap, pop, and R&B with this single that’s more captivating than corny, a difficult feat to pull off within these genres as of late. — Jason Randall Smith (Impose Magazine) Jersey-Born...

From New Orleans comes artist Cut; as a youngster, he grew up in the St. Bernard Housing Project, a community suffering from poverty, drugs and violence. Through his music, he’s garnered the attention of many taste-makers, such as...

Here’s the thing with the mainstream, singles-driven brand of music that dominates our social stratosphere — it pretty either works, or it doesn’t. Some artists only just blend in and eventually fizzle out. Others, although they share similar...

We’re a “blog,” for the sake of argument, so I caution saying that if it’s on a blog, that means it’s certified dope — and ready to pop. Writers can be subjective, and generally, we like what we...

Rapper DeUce Double is everywhere! He was featured on “The F.A.M.” group member & older cousin E-One Letter’s new No Conscience: Now Or Never Vol.2, as well as his [E-One’s] debut solo mixtape, Now Or Never. DeUce’s new...