AA Hip Hop Staff

Liquor Store Lean started off quietly rapping at the age of 17 with a local rap group. They parted ways a year later as LSL confidence grew to embark on his journey to a solo career. Over the...

Hailing from New Orleans, Louisiana — home to rappers like Lil Wayne, Master P, Mystikal, Juvenile, Curren$y, Soulja Slim, Big Tymers and 504 Boyz — BoDee is a driven, passionate and charismatic artist with a unique approach to...

Detroit singer Jha’Marie hails from a long legacy of musicians and performers. On stage as a host, behind the mic performing or on the cover of a magazine, her vibrant light shines bright and her message is clear....

“I’m everything that you can ever ‘merican dream, young black balling for my team…” — AfterPxrty Grand Rapids Michigan had a long and fruitful history of producing infused with über soul — from likes of Al Green and...

From out of the melting pot of eclectic new school hip-hop, emerges the two-man duo, StressGods. They’re a dope mix of everything that’s bubbling right — with their twist of course. Produced by 2 AM, their latest single...

Rapper MalikStone credits many music greats, but most notably J. Dilla, Rakim, Snoop, Outkast, and Black Moon. He embraced the culture and art of hip hop, breaking, rhyming, and performing while growing up along the East Coast and even...

DJ Bobby Metro, the All-Star of DJ’ing, has roots in the boroughs of both Brooklyn and Queens. The 36-year-old turntablist had it tough growing up; but, when he first laid his hands on two tables and a mixer,...

Mysterious, shadowy, and new school are just a few choice words I’d use to describe New Jersey music VinLa’Infinite. With slight em raspy flow that sounds innovative, dark, and oddly compelling, he’s a new cat on the scene...