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“Lord have mercy, have mercy, I know I ain’t living right and know I’m not perfect; But, I gotta eat, so what I’m doing it’s worth it.” – Jay Rock Jay Rock, much like his TDE comrade Kendrick...

“I want y’all to feel my pain, I want y’all to hear my heart… God pitching the ball, Imma hit it out the park..” –Descendent Raleigh, North Carolina has seen it’s share of (hip-hop) talent over the years....

Categorizing Travis Scott as an entity larger than a rapper who’s “hot right now” shouldn’t be a stretch. As a producer for GOOD Music, a ghostwriter (many claim he’s written for Yeezy), a musician (who plays the piano),...

If you’ve fallen victim to a YouTube black hole, where you find yourself watching video after video and all of a sudden an hour has passed, there’s a good chance you’ve been under the spell of hip-hop enchantress...

“Backhandler, manhandle, Imam Sean; peace to Mandela and Farrakhan… The best con in flesh, Sean’s here, metal fragments on face, the teflon beard…” – Sean Price Songs in the key of life was a milestone in the legendary...

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen talking about group dynamics, people like to point towards Wu-Tang Clan as the quintessential example of a hip-hop dynasty; however, that’s not entirely accurate. It’s impossible to have such a conversation and negate the influence of the...

I spit gems through the mouth of gods – I’m so real… —Blank Face I consider myself to be tastemaker of sorts, and often find myself sifting through endless seas of “next-up” rappers looking for unique voices we...

This past May, I wrote about the death of Lionel Pickens, aka Chinx Drugz, which shocked a lot of people. I remember stating in the article that he was working on an album; the sad thing is, his...