In the last week, lyrical legend KRS-One excited fans with the latest sneak attack release, The World Is Mind. Just over 30 years after Criminal Minded, this self-released album had many praising the latest body of work from the South Bronx representative. However, as fans delved into the album (available for full, free stream), they […]
Since releasing his song “The Heart, Pt. 4” on March 23, Kendrick Lamar has been on an absolute tear. He achieved his first ever solo #1 single, with the release of “HUMBLE.” He also secured his third consecutive #1 debut with his album DAMN. What’s more, with an opening tally of 603,000 equivalent albums (sales and […]
TDE / Interscope Records When will Kendrick Lamar make his return? That’s the question rap fans and critics alike asked throughout the early part of 2017, until the rapper finally answered with a declaration on March 23 in the form of “The Heart Part 4,” the first song he dropped to break his silence before […]
AWGE / Interscope When Playboi Carti dropped his 2015 track “Broke Boi,” the Atlanta native displayed in a short four minutes exactly where modern day rap was headed. A twinkly trap beat with lots of catchy repetition make up one of Carti’s biggest songs to date. This was a positive way in which Carti contributed […]
DJ Pooh is a legendary Hip-Hop mix-master and producer who has made hits with Ice Cube, King T, LL Cool J, Tha Dogg Pound and Snoop, plus Tupac Shakur. However, measuring success, the West Coast Hip-Hop pioneer may be best known for co-writing Friday. Also a highly-accomplished director and an actor, Pooh famously played the […]
Paper Route Empire The year may still be young, but that hasn’t kept Memphis rapper Young Dolph from making his presence felt in a major way, as the budding star continues to keep his foot on the gas, as well as on the necks of his foes. Looking to build on the momentum set with […]
Pro Era / Cinematic As much as it fits perfectly within the parameters that hip-hop was built on, rapping about the current political climate is something fewer and fewer rappers are doing these days. It isn’t necessarily a foregone requirement for artists who operate within the genre to be full-on social justice warriors but the […]
The Roots are one of Hip-Hop’s busiest and most successful acts in the game today. Between being the house band for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, their annual Roots Picnic concert series, releasing new music, and individual members’ solo pursuits, it’s remarkable that the Grammy-winning crew even has the time to take on their […]
RCA Records For the past three years, GoldLink has been low-key carving his own lane within rap but has yet to reach the level of success he so unequivocally deserves. Since his 2014 debut, The God Complex, he’s been delivering smart rhymes over quickly-paced dance-centered beats—and not in the way Pitbull does either. His ability to combine […]
Dreamville / Interscope Since becoming a household name himself, J. Cole has spent the last few years quietly stockpiling talent for his Dreamville Records roster, helping launch the careers of buzzworthy upstarts Bas and Cozz, both of whom have garnered critical acclaim. However, Atlanta native J.I.D, the most recent addition to the Dreamville family, may […]
