…Tribe Called Quest, Big L, and Lauryn Hill. Never have I ever heard anyone throw out the name AZ and to this day I don’t know why. AZ is most…
…time for lookin’ back, it’s done Plus, congratulations, you know you got a son I heard he looks like ya, why don’t your lady write ya? Told her she should…
…more time, I wanna give the drummer some…” James Brown, Live At The Apollo, 1963 This one leads the pack, having been sampled almost 1500 times! Funny thing is, it’s…
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THAT? Songs that people, mainly non-rap fans miss the meaning of – they don’t listen to what the song is actually about they…
…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…
