…a humble yet audacious sprawl into the ruthless world of rap. Whilst 2003 saw the beckoning of gangsta rap’s commercial return, Eminem strapped in a bullet proof vest and high-charting…
…Soul Train R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year Award posthumously. Shakur also won the Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist at the 24th Annual American Music Awards and is also…
A former bouncer at punk clubs, Joseph Williams, Jr. was the first of the New York rappers to embrace gangsta rap, and when he burst out of Ft. Greene, Brooklyn…
…style is bumpin’, even though some people front It’s the god of rap, you heard of it The one that rhymes toward the sky givin’ airplanes mad turbulence In rap…
…Run-D.M.C.isn’t quite the equivalent of a rap Please Please Me. Run-D.M.C. were the Beatles of rap because they signaled a cultural and musical change for the music, ushering it into…
10 Controversial Album Covers: What constitutes a controversial rap album cover? Today, it seems as if anything goes. Cop a look at Nicki Minaj’s twerk-inspired album cover, Anaconda. Back in…
…Hip Hop as music with a message, and his strident radicalism ushered in an era when rap was closely scrutinized for its content; although rap’s primary concerns have changed over…
…singles and racking up one of the most impressive resumes in Rap history. From Wu-Tang and Mobb Deep to Biggie and Kool G. Rap, not to mention productions from Erick…
…rappers” coming up. It’s ironic because some have tried to classify me as a throwback backpack rapper. But, that’s not to say that I’m out here slanging and banging anymore…
…it going on pal, call me the rap assassinator Rhymes rugged and built like Schwarzenegger And I’m gonna get mad deep like a threat, blow up your project Then take…
…Hop. It was on his song “Boom Bap Rap” where I first heard the phrase “boom bap”. He tastefully paid homage to legends like Outkast, Tribe, and Jay Z. He…
…Craig G was a leading freestyle battle rapper, memorably battling Supernatural on several occasions and becomiing the undisputed, decorated rap battle champion. In the early 2000s, he wrote and coordinated…