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Ben Pedroche is a writer and Hip Hop addict based in London. He has published three books, and is the Editor of the Grown Up Rap blog.

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Article Mar 23 2016

Remembering Phife Dawg

Death has played out as a tragic subplot in the story of Hip Hop since the beginning. We all know that rappers dying is often the result of violence, but now, decades into the genre’s history, artists are starting to get older, and passing away from the kind of health issues that us mere mortals […]
Article Jan 28 2016

Learning To Share Madlib

The internet went nuts again recently when Kanye West dropped the Kendrick Lamar featuring No More Parties in L.A., produced by Madlib. Nothing new about that, except this time, the people going nuts were split into two camps. There were those of us who have been down with Madlib since the beginning, right back to […]
Article Jan 13 2016

Confessions Of A Hip Hop Collector

It’s the early hours of the morning, and the glow from my phone screen is hurting my eyes. The rest of the bedroom is pitch black, and the only sound I can hear is the gentle noise of my wife sleeping beside me. Tiredness, having work in the morning, and the risk that my wife […]