Well, well, it's been a while so let's get back to business. New Phife Dawg rmx by Hi-Tek for "Miscellaneous" is off the hook. Finally another release from Shanti, linking once again with L-Fudge for "Deadline w/ Black Ops, Stardom & Trilingual". Pure Hotness.
Since Hip-Hop's successful insurgence into America's musical itinerary, many messengers have passed through. Some have spread messages of spiritual upliftment, and some have spread messages of power and wisdom.
Samuel "Tone" Barnes and Jean Claude "Poke" Olivier, THE [original] TRACK MASTERS, are not typical Hip-Hop junkie producers. They do not "keep it real" by concentrating strictly on hard banging beats.
Interview Mike G of the Jungle Brothers
From old school to new school Hip Hop's beloved Jungle Brothers have been through it all. Group member Mike G was kind enough to chat with us on everything from his introduction to Hip Hop to music industry label politics.
It's eight o'clock on a cold October night in Toronto. I'm at a small downtown club called the Reverb, where the Word of Mouth tour stops in tonight.
The Different Types of Lyricists
We all have a little person inside our head that holds a sheet of paper that list a set of credentials as to what makes good hip hop.
No one is more prepared than Puerto Rock. Having perfected rhyming and performing through an incredible six year mic-rocking apprenticeship - from laying bars with
Fumbling on the 'Music Biz' Goal Line
If you've ever watched your favorite football team in a Super Bowl game, you can readily relate to the maddening frustration of this with, hopefully, some exclusions contained herein...maybe
I'm reading this one dude's post about the best rappers of all time and so on,but I'm getting tired of hearing about these old a** rappers. I'm 20 and half.These people I hear being mentioned I never even heard before. Why are people still calling Rakim the greatest rapper?
Down South player Tela has released his third album The World Ain't Enough (Rap-A-Lot) today, September 19 and you should hear what he has to say about it.
Yes, by now we're sure that all you hip-hop heads out there know about the infamous and talented "GodFather of Noyze." The guy who can spit lyrics as well as create ill beats with his mouth.
The powers-that-be has placed the long practice in the world to judge other people on many different things. It makes it much easier to condemn others for you own insecurities and lacking of an open mind.