…Hop for me. So why am I – I repeat: only somewhat – disappointed? Because I don’t always sense that cutting edge leadership I heard on previous albums. Some tracks…
“Hail Mary” is the third single by 2Pac from his final album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, under the new stage name, Makaveli. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OR1Plc5Qv8 The song, released after…
…into a time bomb / You don’t wanna borrow that, you wanna idolize / And you don’t wanna make me mad, n***a, you wanna socialize.” Before the song was released,…
…Looking back on it, 90s radio wasn’t terrible, at least compared to today’s garbage (please don’t dispute me on this). I can stomach blatant radio accessibility like Diddy (when he…
…exploitation in a headlock, all while keeping his flows tight and his delivery sharp. The beats often lean gritty and stripped-down, giving his voice space to land with impact. Technique…
…of disrespect is intolerable. Enough is Enough! It’s apparent the Music Industry and those associated with it, don’t give a damn about Black Culture and are using Hip Hop to…
…Royce Da 5’9 – boom Dr Dre – f*** wit dre day Das Efx – straight out the sewer Pharcyde – runnin Bahamadia – 3 the hard way KRS-One –…
“People don’t realize how a whole life can be changed by one book” – Malcolm X “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that…
Falling somewhere between nostalgic and progressive, Jurassic 5 blends the house party energy of Hip Hop’s first wave with a heightened social consciousness and disinterest for mainstream success. They stress…
…whom most people don’t truly appreciate. A multi-talented artist, some only recognize him for his Black on Both Sides 1999 radio hit “Ms. Fat Booty”, others may know him only…
…Be by the ever controversial 2 Live Crew had already done earlier. But while the East was being held down by acts like Wu-Tang Clan, Black Moon, Tribe, LL, and…
…in Hip Hop. For a biopic on his life to come across like a visualized bullet list of life events is a shame—particularly when some of those events don’t even…
