Tag Archives: Rap Music
Just in case you didn’t know, the 20th anniversary of Mobb Deep‘s first album, Juvenile Hell, recently passed on April 13th. But what is even more interesting is that the anniversary of their highly successful, The Infamous, is just right around the corner (April 25th). Despite the bickering (and eventual reconciliation), the duo is still going strong until this day and we wanted to celebrate that resilience by featuring this dope The Read More
While rap is a brilliant art form, you will not be hard pressed to find someone who absolutely despises the genre. Even fans have their qualms–and with good reason. Rap, a component of the collective culture that is hip-hop, is assumed to have gone to the dogs. But having just survived a nuclear holocaust of materialism, misogyny, and ideological conformity, rap is currently undergoing a respectable renaissance. Whether by digging Read More
Anthony Cruz is quite the character–the Puerto Rican Larry David to be exact. Stopping short of having his own show on HBO, Cruz is certainly the odd man out. Growing up in Manhattan, the rhyme slinger is nothing like his counterparts. A beloved concoction of boom-bap and abstract progressivism, Cruz is more than willing to take his craft outside of the box. Most rappers feel silly when exploring their art, Read More
Kane Mayfield is scorching the web with his latest single, “Middle Class”. “A eulogy for hope,” the song is perhaps Mayfield’s most hard hitting tune to date. Mayfield spends his time on the song reopening barely healed wounds, leaving his art to gracefully bleed out on life’s stage. From the chilling Glengarry Glen Ross sample to Mayfield’s severely candid wordplay, “Middle Class” is a vivid portrait of the no-collar apathy Read More
Dyme-A-Duzin just released visuals for the single, “Wake Up Free”. Directed by Rik Cordero & Ryan Blazon, the video is a metaphorical mirage catering the concept of a life’s journey. Produced by Emile Haynie, the rack appears on his latest offering, A Portrait of Donnovan.