Dipset Is Back

After a 10 year hiatus that included a bunch of albums, mixtapes, TV shows, drama and politics, Harlem’s own Dipset is back together – and last night they stopped by Funkmaster Flex’s show to prove it.

Unsigned Hype: Astonish

Residing on Chicago’s northside, Astonish embodies the city’s capacity to produce a street-smart lyricist with enough intelligent swagger to hold his own in the midst of both the thugs and the backpackers.

The LiFECREW Movement vs Everybody

The Jersey supergroup LiFECREW, which features Internal Quest, M.I.L., Broadway Blake, Jody McCoy, 1Dah, Fah Blizza, J. Wellz, Chuck The Archduke and Syde EFX, shows you other crews how a proper posse cut is done.

Special’s Top 5 of 2014: #2 PRhyme

PRhyme may have been one of the most anticipated albums of year in many circles, but it was far from the first collaboration by the duo of Royce Da 5'9 and DJ Premier.

Special’s Top 5 of 2014: #3 J.Cole

J.Cole is kind of a polarizing artist – and for what reason I don’t know. You love him or you don’t listen to him (I refuse to categorize that as hate). I admit, I slept on him for...

Special’s Top 5 of 2014: #4 Ghostface Killah

The Wu-Tang Clan is legendary, no argument there. The argument does arise when we’re discussing who are your fave spitters from the (originally) nine-man Staten-Island outfit. Method Man, regardless of solo-success always seems to get a pass and...

Special’s Top 5 of 2014: #5 Your Old Droog

Sometimes a little mystery is a good thing – and you can’t beat suspense when it comes to generating buzz. This was the case over the summer as rap fans argued (quite convincingly) that an new EP, which...

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