[dropcap]F[/dropcap]irst off, excuse the unintentional pun in the title. Now, there’s always been this hip-hop edge to Alicia Keys that I’ve loved; she has this beauty and grace about her, but her gorgeous vocals have a certain soulfulness...

Y-Dresta — an independent artist from Sacramento, California — is definitely making some power moves. A talented songwriter, he’s currently working on his untitled EP, which is set to drop January 2017. This is the 1st single off...

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ollowing in the footsteps of some of the biggest female rappers in the timeline of the game, Glamour Gurl Pearl — straight out of Brooklyn — is ready and poised to take the game by surprise this quarter....

“It be the closest of niggas that change on you quick and know most fo your business.” –Meek Mill [dropcap]I[/dropcap] sometimes liken Meek Milly to the elusive Edward Snowden; much like the whistle blower who alerted us to...

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]*ck a label — Independent is the new major, TBH. Shah is an excellent example; after rising to online notoriety after releasing a series of self-funded visuals that raked in six figures plus, he’s most recently be crowned...

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n a recent interview, legendary DJ Clark Kent revealed that BK — and contemporary hip-hop — icon Jay-Z recorded a scathing diss record towards Tupac. At the climax of the East/West storm, Pac went on a rampage, dropping...

“They done kept niggas from puttin’ brilliant minds together.” –Diego Redd [dropcap]H[/dropcap]ip-hop recording artist Diego Redd returns with the first visual from his new album, “Glorified Genocide.” What he describes as a “breaking down the glorification of our...

“My only idols is Jesus and Jay-Z.” –xleoniduz [dropcap]X[/dropcap]leoniduz is a very strategically particular artist — even the fact that his name is spelled in all lowercase shows how concerned he is with his overall brand. He appeared...