By @TrueGodImmortal Years ago, I first discovered battle rap. I was entranced as an artist myself and someone who came up battling on the street corners in my neighborhood. I was watching the DVDs, watching Smack battles, Lionz Den, and some of the smaller battles, even to the hilarious “oh you mad cause I’m stylin’ on […]
Read moreDoes Eazy-E’s Debut Album Hold Up?
For those who are unaware, I (somewhat ironically) found myself more influenced by artists such as Eazy-E and Ice-T than I did so-called “conscious backpack rappers” coming up. It’s ironic because some have tried to classify me as a throwback backpack rapper. But, that’s not to say that I’m out here slanging and banging anymore […]
Read moreNew Music: @DugeeLFE x @JahBoaz – "Ain’t A Thang"
Per Dugee’s email to me: DMV Underground standouts Dugee F. Buller & Jesusgang Ali have collaborated to create the soundtrack to a moving animated visual highlighting the separation between artists/art that promotes positive and negative energies to our people. [This is the] third part of a collection of abstract animated art films directed by Jesusgang Ali. Dugee and […]
Read more@xDannyxBrownx – Atrocity Exhibition in 300 Words or Less
Danny Brown’s Atrocity Exhibition is a shitshow, and I mean that in a best way possible. Stick with me before you crucify me. From the opening track, “Downward Spiral,” two things are known. One, this album is going to take a load of risks, as evident by the Hendrix-esque psychedelic guitar licks applied on the beat and […]
Read moreTen Years Later: A Look Back at @LupeFiasco’s Food & Liquor
September 19th, 2006. I was a college student at the University of Maryland, in possession of my first iPod (an iPod with a busted screen that, somehow, still plays music, movies and videos to this very day) and my first debit card. Perusing through the then-burgeoning iTunes Store, I found exactly what I was looking […]
Read moreNew (To Me) Music: @LorenzoRaps – "(But) I Been Woke"
A couple months back, college student-turned-rapper/actor The Renaissance and I chopped it up about his new music, endeavors, and the like. With that said, check out his newest music, “(But) I Been Woke,” a track that speaks exactly what I’m feeling about the movements, the foolishness, the murders, and the racism I’ve seen and experienced […]
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