Extra, Extra, Fashion In the world of hip-hop, there are two planes of existence. One is the blinged out, audacious world where bigger and brighter is better. The other is the world that is more gritty and underground; a world that is often…
Albums, New Releases, STD Believe it or not, Wayne owns the streets right now. He has been flooding the market with himself whenever possible; through collaborations, remixes and mixtapes, he is truly making it rain. The Drought 3 is his latest installment meant to…
Albums, New Releases, STD There are a couple of things that changed for Little Brother since their album dropped in 2006. They were revered by critics, got a chance to tour all over, realized the power of record sales, and suffered a split from…
Features, Special The mixtape genre has seen a crazy rate of evolution over the past few years; the fact that we still call them “mixtapes†when we can’t find a tape to save our lives is pretty ironic. In 2006, artists were…
Features, Special It’s a basic concept – take the components of any successful hip-hop album, put them on a video and sell it for the same price as an album. With advances in technology, and hip-hop’s continued mainstream rise, this year, the…
Albums, New Releases, STD Since Jay-Z’s return to the booth, there has been much criticism about his managerial duties, coming mostly from the artists he presides over. The one exception and artist who seems to have some sort of extra favor is Ghostface. In…
Albums, New Releases, STD The art of storytelling and vivid lyrics are a lost art among many of today’s artists. Those who can remember the period in hip-hop when the culture still had some grit have been longing for that for some grimy shit.…
Albums, New Releases, STD Over the course of the past two years, the Houston hip-hop scene has exploded, captivating the world with their screwed up sound and tales of candy paint, rims, and “sippin’ lean.†But one of the original H-town’s premier MC’s, Devin…
