It’s been a tempestuous few days for comedy, particularly in the careers of Kathy Griffin and Bill Maher. Griffin was recently fired from her CNN job after posing with a prop made to look like the bloody and decapitated head of Donald Trump. Maher, the notoriously outspoken critic and comedian, has been the target of […]
Founding U.T.F.O. MC The Educated Rapper died yesterday (June 3) after a long battle with cancer. He was believed to be 54 years old. The man born Jeffrey Campbell formed the Brooklyn, New York Hip-Hop group in the early 1980s, and worked extensively on the 1985 eponymous album. The Educated Rapper, also featured a memorable […]
Doggystyle Records / Empire Few artists in the history of rap careers are as decorated as Snoop Dogg, who’s spent the past 25 years building a legacy that one can only marvel at. The rapper has earned a bevy of platinum plaques, hit singles and crafted some of the greatest albums and songs of all-time. […]
Interscope Records Gaining acclaim and being touted as one of rap’s future stars in the making is a position that the majority of aspiring artists would be envious of, but what many of those same artists overlook is the pressure to perform and live up to those expectation that comes as a byproduct of that […]
Last summer, women in Rap music were celebrated at the VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, a televised spectacle with Missy Elliott, Queen Latifah, Salt-N-Pepa, Lil’ Kim, and Eve as honorees. Certainly not the only women who have contributed to the culture’s growth, these women being singled out and honored in such a ceremonious way is indeed rare in […]
ManLikeReez is a young, new hip-hop artist from Scarborough. He is starting to define Toronto’s rap and hip-hop sound using some classic themes combined with a mix of quick-witted verses, a unique world-perspective, and some killer beats. His track list will take you from dolo to turn-up and back again. Reezy’s spending his time developing […]
CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION Yesterday, reports surfaced that one of Hip-Hop’s most recognized murals, a painting in Brooklyn depicting The Notorious B.I.G. wearing a crown, was on the verge of being destroyed. According to an article in DNA Info, Samuel Berkowitz, the owner of the building that houses the mural, is seeking to […]
Def Jam In certain instances, objects can actually be closer than they appear in your eyesight, which is a concept that can also be applicable in life, where few things are ever what they seem to be. Perception can inform one’s reality, but it certainly doesn’t mirror it, which history has shown us time and […]
M.A. Music / 3D Young M.A cares about bars. Whether you believe it or not, she undoubtedly has one of the sharpest pens in the game regardless of any category you may place her in. Her old-fashioned bar brigade style seems to be something of a lost art these days with the majority of up-and-comers […]
Columbia Records Confidence is an essential trait in hip-hop, where even daring to seek rap supremacy takes a certain level of fortitude. Knowing you’re worthy of sitting atop the throne and actually proving it is an exercise in both courage and skill, which rapper Russ has displayed in spades thus far, bumrushing the show with […]
