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Rap, and hip-hop in general, has undergone a series of makeovers throughout its young life span. It is an antsy genre, never quite comfortable with being complacent or staying still. It often gets an itch that can only be scratched by reinventing itself or taking on a new meaning–sometimes to the detriment of its audience. For the earlier part of the new millenium, rap fans have been bombarded with hyper-misogyny, diamond Read More
Also performing at Remember When Rappers Could Rap?, Big K.R.I.T. took to the stage to much fanfare. Unfortunately we reached our footage quota for the night but here is a brief clip from K.R.I.T.’s performance.
As mentioned we last weekend, we had quite a few gems from our busy week at CMJ. After patiently waiting for this new issue to come around, we are more than happy to present our readers with some dope live performances. Continuing from where we left off, Brooklynite Joey Bada$$ performed at the CMJ Marathon related event Remember When Rappers Could Rap? presented by Cinematic Music Group, ECKO Unltd., and XXL Magazine. Read More
Lupe Fiasco has finally dropped visually for his hard-hitting single “Bad Bitch”. Fiasco made a splash with the song about a month ago and caused plenty of fans to proudly exclaim ‘Lupe is back!’ The video is equally satirical as the song but we honestly did expect anything short of Bamboozled II.
A$AP Mob crew have been hyping up their soon-to-come compilation album for quite some time and last night they finally treated fans to a single from the upcoming project. Titled “Bath Salts,” the song sees A$AP Rocky and Baltimore affiliate A$AP Ant teaming up with Brooklyn duo, Flatbush Zombies. Rocky abandons his usual laid back style for a more frantic Molly addicted persona. Have a listen.