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...

D’Angelo’s Black Messiah Delivers

Today, after 14 years of waiting, fans (including us) woke up to find the album, which ended up being titled Black Messiah, was gracing our Spotify accounts.

LiFECREW – Take It In Blood

Meet LiFECREW, a four-man hip hop outfit – consisting of rappers Internal Quest, Broadway Blake, M.I.L and Jody McCoy –reppin New Jersey (Newark). These latest visual, “Take It In Blood”, a remix of the Nas classic (of the...

3 Defunct 90’s Hip-Hop Footwear Brands

When hip-hop was in it's commercial infancy, there were a number of iconic footwear must-haves that defined a generation and made a mint along the way. We revisit a couple of them after the jump.

Sadat X Never Left (Cover Art & Tracklisting)

Sadat X officially released the artwork and tracklisting for his upcoming project Never Left, which features artists like Cormega, Black Rob, King T, Craig G, Skyzoo and more. Member of the legendary Brand Nubian, who celebrated 24 years...

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