…in 2012 and his collaborative Greenhouse album with Illogic, Bend But Don’t Break, in 2013. Not one for slowing down, Blueprint has released solo albums Respect the Architect in 2014…
…for, so I’m at a loss. Agreed. Some things don’t get their due in the moment… or ever really. Perhaps the 5-mic designation is just a formality at this point….
…a bagel in the microwave,” he raps on “Slick Rick,” a line so absurdly goofy that it becomes brilliant. These moments of levity don’t undercut the album’s darker themes; instead,…
…apart from other rappers. Take, for example, the line from “Don’t Crush It,” where Keith declares, “Drinking vodka, absolut, sipping tanqueray / MCs jump off, I stung your rectum like…
…on mood, structure, and stripped-down street poetry. Across 14 tracks, the duo stays in their own lane—grim, minimal, and confident. The beats don’t chase momentum, and the lyrics don’t reach…
…from Queenstown, South Africa. She’s been active since the mid-2000s, coming up in the Yeoville scene before releasing her debut Return of the Astro-Goth in 2013 through Iapetus Records. That…
…trap music leading the way? Now we have in 2015 everyone sounding the same according to even a legend like Snoop Dogg. Those who don’t know the history and impact…
…film than MC Ren. Don’t get me wrong, I am a giant D.O.C fan, but he was not an official member of NWA. Aldis Hodge did an excellent job portraying…
…landmark album of 2005, BE. Peep the INCREDIBLE title track featuring vocals from the iconic Stevie Wonder and bass by Esperanza Spaulding. Until next time, fists up, and DON’T FORGET…
…s*** that you already know. They’ve made classics on top of classics. Phife influenced a lot of people. “Vibrant Thing” was one of the best parody rap songs ever. Without…
…inferior thoughts are feeble! In the process the party people wobble but it don’t fall down, and it won’t stall now Beware, the boy’s bad after seven When the lights…
…talk about AZ’s spotlight-stealing bars, then we must also mention Cee-Lo’s scene-stealing on “Git Up, Git Out.” His thick Southern drawl accentuates the potency of “I don’t recall, ev’a graudatin’…
