Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Ty Owens doesn’t label himself as a rapper, but as an artist. Growing up in Marcy, the same projects as rap Icon Jay-Z, served as motivation for Ty. Owens is hoping...

Meet King Braize, rapper and Newark native. Braize has gone through a lot in his life. From unstable living conditions to the unfortunate and untimely deaths of loved ones, King Braize has been through it all. However, those...

From Sarah Palin to TI and Tiny, Azealia Banks has a laundry list of people that she’s waged virtual wars upon. The 24-year-old Harlem native is becoming more known for her outrageous Twitter tirades than her actual music....

New York is the home to thousands of rappers, lyricists, and street toughs who can flow; usually coming from Brooklyn, Queens, and or Harlem. Straight from the east side of midtown Manhattan, Loopwhole Beats [also known as Mr....

Vibes In the City is not just your ordinary showcase for musicians to display their talents. It’s a chance for artists to network with other artists around Newark. This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing some of...

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...

Above Average Hip Hop brings you Fire Fridays! Every Friday we will list our top five songs of the week. From Billboard charting hits to up and coming underground artists, we leave no stone unturned. Feel like a...

We’ve featured rapper MPYRE here on AAHIPHOP in the past — here’s a refresher. This time around, though, I sat with his full mixtape, TWO-STOCK. Let me back up, I’m getting too excited. MPYRE is a Philapino rapper...