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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 […]
We are honored and proud to announce our interview with D.I.T.C. (“Diggin In The Crates”) founder, Lord Finesse. He has dropped gems, such as Funky Technician, Return of The Funky Man, and my personal favorite, The Awakening. The Awakening featured KRS-One, Sadat X, MC Lyte, Large Pro, and other legendary artists. It’s an audible blessing for boom bap lovers. […]
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 […]
Read More D.V. Alias Khryst Tells Us All About His ‘Music’ (Interview)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 […]
Read More The Legendary Masta Ace Tells Us ‘A Breukelen Story’ (Interview)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, […]
Read More Sunz of Man’s Hell Razah Has Risen (Interview)If you haven’t heard the Mic Handz and Sean Price collaboration, today is your lucky day. After three years, Def Squad, Ruck Down and Duck Down have united to release 2 exclusive songs and visuals. Sean P lives on through his music. Family and friends are securing his legacy. And Fans are grateful for these contributions […]
Read More Def Squad, Bernadette Price & Duck Down Unite to Bring Us Sean Price & Mic Handz CollaborationWillie The Kid is on a roll! First we had ‘Gold Rush’ produced entirely by none other than Klever Skemes. The melodic boom bap project had such magnetism. In October we got the energetic upbeat ‘Midwest Willie’ album . Now Willie and Skemes return to end 2018 with a bang by delivering us ‘Gold Rush 2′! Lyrically […]
Read More Willie the Kid & Klever Skemes Give Us a Second Dose with ‘Gold Rush 2’Big Twins celebrates the release of his official debut LP, Grimey Life, with the internationally themed video for “Loyalty over Love” which features some of the last music video footage of Prodigy, who tragically passed away in June of 2017. Watch “Loyalty Over Love” Now: The visuals, which were directed by Scene 7 & Hostage […]
Read More Big Twins Takes Us On a Journey Through His ‘Grimey Life’ AlbumWhen looking at the history of these 3 emcees gathering together, you have to channel all the way back to when hip hop still was about lyricism, crafting together concepts to make your mind do flips when listening. The new single by Taiyamo Denku does just that. The Milwaukee native CyphaDen outfitted emcee recruits his […]
Read More Taiyamo Denku Drops “Begin to End” with Jise One & EyenineRecently featured (“Buckingham Palace”) on Ghostface Killah’s ‘The Lost Tapes’ Griselda’s own Benny the Butcher drops off the first single and visual “Joe Pesci 38” from his forthcoming album, ‘Tana Talk 3′, which will be released on 11-23-18 via Griselda Records. “Joe Pesci 38” is produced by Griselda mainstay Daringer and ‘Tana Talk 3′ will be produced entirely […]
Read More The Griselda Takeover: Benny The Butcher Announces New LP, ‘Tana Talk 3,’ & Releases New Video “Joe Pesci 38”Queensbridge rap kings Big Twins and the late Prodigy are calling out all the fake followers and phonies on the DJ B. Original-produced “Loyalty Over Love,” the final single from Twins’ forthcoming album, Grimey Life. In addition to being another great collaboration between two stellar rappers, it represents the final song they were able to […]
Read More Big Twins Connects with His Fallen Brethren, Prodigy on “Loyalty Over Love”J57 & Jon Doe linked up to create a collaborative maxi-single consisting of three songs, featuring Ras Kass & El Gant of Jamo Gang as well as Eddie Meeks of Jon Doe’s group DOE*CINO, Zo! from the Foreign Exchange and Q-Unique of The Arsonists. Purchase/Stream ‘Maxi-Single Sessions Vol. 02’ EP here: https://song.link/album/i/1439849323 “Il Padrone” is J57’s directorial debut, co-directed with fellow FiveSe7en Collective member, Devin Malek. The video has cameos from Shabaam Sahdeeq, DJ Pocket, Atlanta’s […]
Read More DJ Jon Doe & J57 Realese “Il Padrone” Video Featuring El Gant & Zo!Longtime collaborators Q-Unique and ILL BILL are back at it as a villainous duo in the new video for “Cult Leader & Capital,” a Sicknature-produced banger off Q’s ‘The Mechanic’ album. Director Ezru captures the chaotic nature of the single perfectly in these visuals, which find the two underground veterans holed up somewhere in Brooklyn […]
Read More ILL BILL Joins Q-Unique on “Cult Leader & Capital” VideoWillie the Kid is by far one of the most underrated rappers. He has been around awhile but I feel like he is surely becoming a household name in hip hop. Earlier this year I had the pleasure of interviewing him when he dropped his project ‘Gold Rush’. You can catch up on the interview to hear […]
Read More Willie the Kid Returns As ‘Midwest Willie’New visuals for single off Sixman‘s ‘Last King’ album produced entirely by DJ Supa Dave. For his new single titled “Aprendi” he teamed up with Infamous Mobb member Killer Flame. The chemistry on this collaboration is on point to say the least. It’s your classic mob story over a hardcore track. Get your copy of the ‘Last King’ now […]
Read More Sixman Releases “Aprendi” Video Featuring Flame Killer
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