Opinion: Top 18 sneakers of 2018
What a year for heat! Here are the top 18 sneakers of 2018. However, It would be unforgivable to not acknowledge these three that didn’t make the cut. Honorable Mentions…
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Opinion: Top 18 Hip-Hop Album Intros of 2018
We skimmed the top off the best 2018 Hip hop releases. Honorable mentions include: Cardi B – Get Up Ten (Invasion of Privacy), Takeoff – Martian (The Last Rocket) and…
Editorial: Drake “There’s no rules in this shit, but there are rules in this” Are there safe spaces in Hip Hop?
HBO Sports released part 2 of The Shop, Lebron James and Maverick Carter’s latest content for Uninterrupted. Episode two explores levels of struggle and triumph of the new age athlete.…
Recap: 9th Wonder and Rapsody Perform In Greensboro
Greensboro, NC – 27 September 2012. Face to Face, SynerG and Greensboro Jaycees produced the 2nd annual Show Of Hands featuring live performances by 9th Wonder, Rapsody, King MeZ and…
Editorial: “Is Hip Hop Counted?,” Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
ROLLING STONE compiles the masterful list titled, The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Kanye West and Jay-Z lead in number of appearances and Public Enemy claims top 50. Twenty…
Editorial: Tupac On The LA Riots (Video); The 20th Anniversary of a Sociopolitical Outcry
Tupac speaks on the LA Riots in the rare footage after the jump.
Editorial: Culture Sales, J Dilla’s Vinyl Collection Pending Retail
Today Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey, the mother of the late Hip-Hop producer James Dewitt Yancey or J Dilla is seeking authentication from the Royal Oak record store for her son’s…
Editorial: “Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It,” Diggy Simmons and J. Cole
Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It, inspired by the Ice Cube track off Raw Footage, is an ongoing series alluding to the braggadocios and grimy predicaments many rap artists find…
Editorial: The Lower Class Raises Texas, New Music “The Sound In Soul” @welowerclass
I’ve never been to San Marcos, TX but I wouldn’t expect any city in Texas to sound like this. I’m definitely going to keep an ear out for The Lower…
Editorial: The Night I Gained Respect For Drake; Club Paradise Tour [Recap]
Oklahoma City, OK – Fans came in droves to see the twenty-five year old Young Money Cash Money rapper, Drake. Approximately 12,500 would fill the Chesapeake Arena to claim their…
Editorial: London, Paris…Where We Going Next? Diddy Reveals Music Cable Channel
Hip Hop Mogul, Sean Combs is going for the spot on cable television. Combs revealed Tuesday his plans for a music/news channel called, Revolt. According to the NY Post: The…
Editorial: Is Whitney Houston a Hero? Flag Raises Controversy
Just when you thought the negative association of the late, great vocalist would end. Quick recap. Newark, NJ – Gov. Chris Christie announced he would fly the American flag at…
Editorial: Adele Is Sick of Being the “Bitter Witch;” Will Never Write About a Break-Up Again
We have all seen it. The young, wronged singers voice their heartbreak in a proverbial record, which becomes the hit heard ’round the world. Alanis Morissette in Jagged Little Pill,…
Editorial: Death of the Conscious Rapper
The 90s was the placeholder for creative gold coming into formation. Rappers such as, Jay-Z, OutKast, Fugees and others became domineering forces associated with hip hop. But only one above…
Editorial: Dub-Hop. A New Wave Crashes Sound Barriers
Dub-Hop, or the combination of Dubstep and Hip-Hop, is the newly craved electronic dance rhythm. The raw and rugged rap fiends merging with the underground 2012 “dark-garage” movement? As unimaginable…
Editorial: How Southern Rappers Changed the Climate of Hip Hop; The Expectations Of a Region
Up and coming rappers succumbed to the east coast sound and lyrical poise from rap initiators such as: Kool Herc, Run DMC, to name a few. But, UGK, consisting of…
