Tag Archives: Hip Hop

Understanding what makes a rap artist intriguing isn’t that difficult. The formula is quite simple in fact. All it takes is a cable harness attached to the ledge of a building rooftop in the middle of Hollywood, apply Timberland boots to the feet of a lyrical fireball from New Jersey …

I must admit that I am late jumping on the “Love’s Trail Mix” EP by Lyric Jones. Its for no particular reason (as I am a fan) except that I have been like most people, sleeping. With music over saturating the market, the audience tends to get overwhelmed and miss …

On Thursday night the hick hop, A&E TV star Big Smo brought his Tennessee sound to Des Moines.

Rolling into Des Moines, IA with his “Arkansoul” sound. Haden Carpenter had the crowd moving and the ladies screaming. He has an EP coming out in the first quarter of 2015 as well as season 2 of The Real Big Smo show on A&E TV. We got to sit down …

Check out the new single, “The Beautiful Type” from Working Class Music Group artists: Shibuya Shrine feat. HusKingpin & Boog Brown! The single is taken from the “Rozewood” album. Truly a remarkable piece of hip hop, poetic in its delivery and christened with unique flare from each artist featured on …

The Hip Hop world will catch “Jittaz”! Don’t believe me? Take a glance the Puerto Rican, Bronx born and bred rapper Juni -Jittaz.  Jittaz is Hip Hop’s newest phenomenon  hailing from the Valley (North East Bronx, home of a myriad of Bronx greats, such as the late Big Wolf of …

As consistent as he is talented the Boston based lyricist, Sonny Vega and BMB releases his 12th solo album project, “Hard Pills 2: The Downs“. HP2, as Sonny Vega loosely refers to the compilation, is a highly anticipated follow up album to his first solo project released in 2006, Hard …

The influence the music industry—and more specifically, musicians—have over the fashion industry is indisputable, and has grown exponentially over the years. Hip Hop has always been a culture that is intertwined with music (and has always been ahead of the curve) but today our favorite rappers are moving from solely …

The up and coming YMCMB (Young Money/Cash Money) artist Caskey performed on the “White Clouds Tour” on December 5th in Iowa City at Blue Moose Tap. To download Caskey’s new album Black Sheep go to his website Bakingwithcaskey.com     Photos by Jesse L of Arch Angel Studios..

Today—well, late last night—marked the release of J. Cole’s highly anticipated third studio album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive. Cole has always stuck true to the constant representation of his fans, and his appreciation for them is clearly reciprocated as he currently holds the number one album spot on iTunes despite …

On December 4, 2014 Hip-Hop enthusiast took to the front doors of The Pinhook on Main Street in the heart of downtown Durham; an area saturated with history and a magnet for art culture. Why they gathered? The Beast’s EP release party. They willingly fronted their cover charge knowing the reward …

In his book Sound Unbound, Paul D. Miller states, “everything must be about one thing first, then it can be about many things.” The ability to have one idea flourish into a plethora of different things is what makes adaptation so commendable, and also what can be held responsible for …