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Phantasm is apart of a special era in hip hop history. Along with his partner U.G., they form the hip hop duo Cella Dwellas. Being signed to the legendary hip hop label, Loud Records, they were label mates with some of the truest Rap Gods: Big Pun, Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang Clan, and so many more. We recently sat […]
The first time I met D.V. Alias Khryst, I was in the offices of Def Jam and he had the makings of a star then. Through my life, I met various talents. But I knew D.V. was something special when I heard him juggle his bars and melodies so gracefully. His baritone singing rap style […]
Brooklyn’s own Masta Ace is a hip hop icon to say the least. He is a revered member of the legendary Juice Crew. He was also a part of the group eMC with fellow rappers Wordsworth, Stricklin, and former member Punchline. Masta Ace is loved by fans worldwide. I personally admire his ability to maintain longevity ans […]
Wu-Tang Clan introduced their affiliates Sunz of Man to the hip hop world in 1994. The group bulldozed their way in with their horrorcore street anthem “Soldiers of Darkness,” followed through with “No Love Without Hate,” and took it to the next level with the hit “Shining Star” featuring Ol’ Dirty Dastard (RIP), Earth, Wind & Fire, […]
I recently had the opportunity to touch base with Jamal Gasol, whose new EP titled ‘It’s A Dirty Game’ with Eto and V Don will be dropping on Halloween. His last prior project was ‘The World is Piff’, which I enjoyed. Hailing from upstate New York, Jamal has had his share of a rough past and […]
Staten Island’s lyrical hitman JoJo Pellegrino is stirring up quite the media frenzy with his latest “Reaper” release — an Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly diss track. My question is: where has the buzz been for the underrated emcee prior to this spectacle? Allow me to “re-introduce” JoJo Pellegrino—the Italian Boss who came in the […]
Hip Hop and fashion go hand in hand. You can’t argue against it. Facts is facts. I’ve rocked some garments over the years that were fleeting fashion trends. Same can be said now for all this skinny jeans nonsense. It’s not for me. I’m in my grown man chamber. I want to rep the culture […]
Brooklyn born and bred hip hop artist, The Bad Seed, was a part of the mega underground New York record label, Makin’ Records, who’s roster included the late Pumpkinhead aka PH (RIP), What? What? aka Jean Grae, Natural Resource, and PH’s group O.B.S. along with Seed’s longtime friend Meat Pie aka Magnum P. Seed then went on to work with VA […]
Andres “Dres” Titus, one half of the Hip Hop iconic group Black Sheep, announced the release of a solo project titled ‘Tortured Soul’, which is available now on all digital streaming platforms. Dres’ talent and contributions to the culture as a lyricist, emcee, and artist date back to the early 90’s of nostalgic Hip Hop. Some […]
In the mid 90’s, legendary Bronx emcee, Nine emerged on the hip hop scene with five prominent singles off his Nine Livez and Cloud 9 albums — “Whatcha Want”, “Any Emcee”, “Ova Confident”, “Lyin King”, and “Make or Take”. Due to label issues with Profile Records, Nine took a hiatus from hip hop to focus […]
With so many projects dropping this year and so many new artists coming out, it’s not unusual to miss something that may have possibly fallen under the radar. I recently got put onto West Philly emcee King Shampz, who just dropped his latest single “Half a Bricc”. This is a serious head banger off of […]
Read More King Shampz Drops “Half a Bricc”The Golden Buddha himself, Planet Asia, continues to drop hit after hit! We had the pleasure of interviewing him earlier this year and you can check out the exclusive interview here. He released The Golden Buddha and Mansa Musa projects and both were amazing. He is clearly ending 2018 with a bang! His latest video […]
Read More Planet Asia Drops “Pieces Hittin” Visuals Off Hit ‘The Golden Buddha’ AlbumBrooklyn’s own legendary Wu-Tang affiliate Prodigal Sunn releases a new project titled Redeemed. In October, he dropped a project named Spark which consisted of 17 hard body tracks with features from his Wu fam: Ghostface, Heaven Razah and Killah Priest to name a few. For those of you who are not familiar, Prodigal Sunn is one of […]
Read More Sunz of Man’s Prodigal Sunn Returns with ‘Redeemed’ Album + VideoBy way of New Jersey, Sediztikk now known as Sedizzy hit us with his EP, Slick Talk Season. We get 6 tracks with production from Filfy Tarantino, Veracity and Timeflex, with cuts by Sutter Kain. Although he has some previous material out here and there, this is Sediztikk’s first official project. After recognizing a couple of familiar names, […]
Read More Sedizzy Brings In ‘Slick Talk Season’ EPMassachusetts hip hop artist Killy Shoot gives an authentic 90’s East Coast appeal blended with bravado, pop culture and street imagery. His raw descriptive flow is riveting and rare in today’s industry. He is blessing hip hop fans with his latest project The Balance of a Man. This album was a project Killy had in […]
Read More Killy Shoot Delivers ‘The Balance Of a Man’ ProjectCapping off an impressive year, Brooklyn’s Rome Streetz drops the 2nd installment of his Noise Kandy series today. The six track offering is a straight Colombian brick for fiends of that lyrical 90’s New York raw. This includes a collabo track with grimy spitters, Illa Ghee and Agallah as well as Production from Vinyl Villain, Illah Dutch, The Historian, Loman, NCL-TM and Wavy Da Ghawd. Though […]
Read More Rome Streetz Delivers Another Dose of ‘Noise Kandy’Griselda crew is relentless with the projects they are dropping this year! The signature sound and dramatic art always captivates the fans. They can’t wait to get their hands on limited edition music and gear. Not only was he featured on a slew of other dope projects, Conway the Machine gave us The Blakk Tape, […]
Read More Conway the Machine Spits Ravenous Bars On ‘EIF 2: Eat What U Kill’ AlbumEarlier this year, we reviewed the supergroup Czarface (whose members are MC Esoteric, Inspectah Deck and DJ 7L) and MF Doom‘s project — Czarface Meets Metal Face. Next year, Czarface joins forces with Wu-Tang Clan’s own Ghostface Killah to bring us an epic project Czarface Meets Ghostface! The leak for “Iron Claw” is out now. […]
Read More Czarface Leaks First Single “Iron Claw” Off Upcoming Collaboration with Ghostface KillahDetroit hip hop artist Bang Belushi has been building for some time now. He dropped the Bridgecard project in 2011 and last year he dropped Herojuana. He has a commanding flow and a stage presence one won’t forget. I can see how Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, Run-DMC and N.W.A. are his influences. Today Belushi drops the first […]
Read More Bang Belushi Draws First On “Shooter” Single Featuring King Gordy & Guilty SimpsonThe Prophet and The King has finally arrived. This collaborative project between Solomon Childs and Tone Spliff is a full length album (in which 2 songs are bonus tracks only available via CD). Solomon rips the mic solo, and also shares other joints with some heavyweight features. We have Spliff to thank for holding it […]
Read More Solomon Childs & Tone Spliff Connect As ‘The Prophet and The King’
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