[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...

“Time for Work,” a brand new banger on Joe Budden’s Rage & The Machine, claims that his shit “Is only for the grown and sexy…35 and up”. Joey ain’t lying. Rage & The Machine is a diamond in...

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Game’s newest record, the hilariously titled 1992, opens with “Savage Lifestyle” featuring the forcibly controversial Los Angeles MC rhyming over a stormy beat carried by haunting keys and a Marvin Gaye sample we’ve heard three million times...

Photo Credit: Evan Mattingly “All I can say is…I put my life into this to share it with you…I do this for you…and I’ll keep doing this for as long as you have me…” —Mike Bandanna [dropcap]M[/dropcap]uch like...

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]oday rapper Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem, turns 44 years old. With all of his success, his ultra-shock-value raps, over the top beef, and straight up genius-level pen game, it’s easy to forget his pre-slim shady gem, Infinite. Before...