Coles Notes Catch-Up: Lil’ Yachty

Photo credit: immersiveatlanta.com Rising phenom known as Lil’ Yachty or Lil’ Boat has been on the come up lately. Born Miles Parks McCollum, the eighteen-year-old originally hails from Atlanta, Georgia, with “red like a cherry” hair (from his...

Interview With The Horseshoe Gang

Horseshoe G.A.N.G is a collective of four blood brothers (Demetrius, Julius, Kenny and Andrew “Dice”) that breathes the familiar root of Hip Hop into their music. Being the brothers of Crooked I, there’s no surprise shedding on their...

It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot: DMX’s Debut Turns 18

In their latest Great Hip-Hop Debates podcast, XXL’s EIC Vanessa Satten, Jack Thriller, Dj Suss One, and Torae, debated whether younger heads needed to be schooled on the history of the culture. It was mostly in direct response...

Vibes In the City: Cashrac

Cashrac is one of the featured artists for Vibes In The City. With a sound inspired by both the East and West Coast, he credits Busta Rhymes and Redman for sparking his initial interest in rapping. Catch him...

Run The Jewels: Keeping Underground Alive

Back in the days, there were always debates within urban communities about mainstream artists versus underground artists — and the latter would always have more heavyweights and die hard fans. The underground has been rocky ever since Curtis...

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