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She's the Bestest
Published on 2011-11-01 12:00:00
When Nicki Minaj first came out, I wasn't feeling her at all. Her oversexualized records and image wasn't appealing to me. I felt like she was just one of those artists who comes and goes. But when I first heard her verse on Kanye West's “Monster” that all changed. I haven't heard a female go that hard in the last few years. I started to get hype about her debut album, Pink Friday, despite not being interested in Young Money. I was disappointed by “Massive Attack” to the point that I was [..] > read more
Scott Mescudi vs. the World and Scott Mescudi
Published on 2011-10-17 18:42:00
I’m a huge KiD CuDi fan. I loved his second album, Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager. But I was disappointed with his videos that came out after “Pursuit of Happiness.” I feel like I can relate to CuDi. He just might be the artist I relate to the most. I listen to “Man On The Moon (The Anthem)” and “Soundtrack 2 My Life” and see myself. When I seen the video above, I was blown away. When I first heard the song, I didn’t think much of it. But I saw myself in the video. I [..] > read more
Fly Geenius Launch Party
Published on 2011-04-14 14:34:35
This past Thursday, April 7th 2011, was the official release party for Fly Geenius Clothing, a newly established street wear brand founded by CEO Davon Bean. The event was held at the Samsung Experience store, at Columbus Circle, in downtown Manhatta > read more
Fly Geenius Launch Party
Published on 2011-04-13 13:44:00
This past Thursday, April 7th 2011, was the official release party for Fly Geenius Clothing, a newly established street wear brand founded by CEO Davon Bean. The event was held at the Samsung Experience store, at Columbus Circle, in downtown Manhatta > read more
The Future is in Their Hands
Published on 2010-11-09 07:30:01
Today marks a great day. This blog turns three! Let me just say that I’m sorry for not being on here that much. I know that there are a lot of people out there who dig this blog. I wanted to do something special for all of you instead of not really > read more
The Future is in Their Hands
Published on 2010-11-09 07:30:00
Today marks a great day. This blog turns three! Let me just say that I’m sorry for not being on here that much. I know that there are a lot of people out there who dig this blog. I wanted to do something special for all of you instead of not really > read more
The Past, Present and Future of Female MCs
Published on 2010-08-31 19:42:39
This is a documentary called My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women & Hip-Hop. It features females MCs from the past and present, journalists, scholars, and label executives. The documentary has four main parts: the start of female MCs in the 1980s, > read more
The Past, Present and Future of Female MCs
Published on 2010-08-31 19:42:00
This is a documentary called My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women & Hip-Hop. It features females MCs from the past and present, journalists, scholars, and label executives. The documentary has four main parts: the start of female MCs in the 1980s, > read more
There's Nothing Like Repping Your Hometown
Published on 2010-08-24 19:18:30
There aren't many underground rappers I really believe in. Why? Because quality music isn't being made by many. Some are in it for the quick buck while others are in it for the sake of making music. The Incomparable Shakespeare is apart of the latter > read more
There's Nothing Like Repping Your Hometown
Published on 2010-08-24 17:54:00
There aren't many underground rappers I really believe in. Why? Because quality music isn't being made by many. Some are in it for the quick buck while others are in it for the sake of making music. The Incomparable Shakespeare is apart of the latter > read more
Mixtape Spotlight: Who the Fuck is Mickey Factz? Vol. 2
Published on 2010-08-18 15:24:49
After about 6,809 downloads and 3,856 listens of the fan blog's first mixtape, the second installment is here! It features exclusive, recent and familiar tracks from Mick. The full track to "Turn It Up" from Mick's thedarkphoenix: ALPHA is featured a > read more
Mixtape Spotlight: Who the Fuck is Mickey Factz? Vol. 2
Published on 2010-08-18 11:10:00
After about 6,809 downloads and 3,856 listens of the fan blog's first mixtape, the second installment is here! It features exclusive, recent and familiar tracks from Mick. The full track to "Turn It Up" from Mick's thedarkphoenix: ALPHA is featured a > read more
Songz is His Name
Published on 2010-08-11 19:52:05
Trey Songz has been around in the music world for quite some time now, since he came on the scene with his cover of R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet,” but hasn't gotten notoriety until recently. Some would say it’s because he changed his ima > read more
Songz is His Name
Published on 2010-08-11 19:41:00
Trey Songz has been around in the music world for quite some time now, since he came on the scene with his cover of R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet,” but hasn't gotten notoriety until recently. Some would say it’s because he changed his ima > read more
The Story of a Young Mixtape DJ Part 1
Published on 2010-05-12 23:01:37
Three years ago, I jumped into the mixtape game with a tape called Underground Hustle Vol. 1. I co-hosted a radio show for about a year at the point. To keep the show interesting, I decided to put on a few underground artists after I had heard some o > read more
The Story of a Young Mixtape DJ Part 1
Published on 2010-05-12 22:43:00
Three years ago, I jumped into the mixtape game with a tape called Underground Hustle Vol. 1. I co-hosted a radio show for about a year at the point. To keep the show interesting, I decided to put on a few underground artists after I had heard some o > read more
Killa Cam the Comedian
Published on 2010-03-23 22:19:43
Killa has done it again. Continuing his history of comic relief in rhyme, Killa Cam capitalizes off of Epic Beard Man and the AC transit bus fight in Oakland in releasing his latest record “Amber Lamps.” In true Killa Cam fashion, Mr. Dipset loop > read more
Killa Cam the Comedian
Published on 2010-03-23 22:15:00
Killa has done it again. Continuing his history of comic relief in rhyme, Killa Cam capitalizes off of Epic Beard Man and the AC transit bus fight in Oakland in releasing his latest record “Amber Lamps.” In true Killa Cam fashion, Mr. Dipset loop > read more
The Third Time's a Charm
Published on 2010-03-22 12:32:17
My latest interview for XXLMag.com is with General Steele of Smif-N-Wessun. I must say that out of the ones I've done so far this was the most engaging. The interview lasted more than a hour which reminds me to do this on the weekend or cut it down t > read more
The Third Time's a Charm
Published on 2010-03-22 12:21:00
My latest interview for XXLMag.com is with General Steele of Smif-N-Wessun. I must say that out of the ones I've done so far this was the most engaging. The interview lasted more than a hour which reminds me to do this on the weekend or cut it down t > read more
The Making of the Greatest Record of All Time
Published on 2010-02-23 15:43:59
These videos are a documentary made by Swedish Television. "Hard Knock Life" was the record that got me into Rap. I loved everything about it, the beat, lyrics, video itself. I was hearing for the first time something I could relate to. At that time, > read more
The Making of the Greatest Record of All Time
Published on 2010-02-23 15:26:00
These videos are a documentary made by Swedish Television. "Hard Knock Life" was the record that got me into Rap. I loved everything about it, the beat, lyrics, video itself. I was hearing for the first time something I could relate to. At that time, > read more
New Beginnings
Published on 2010-02-06 23:27:36
A couple of weeks ago, I interviewed Drag-On of Ruff Ryders fame for XXLMag.com. With this interview, I learned how hard it really is to come up with a final product. If you check out the interview yourself, I think you can piece together why it was > read more
New Beginnings
Published on 2010-02-06 22:35:00
A couple of weeks ago, I interviewed Drag-On of Ruff Ryders fame for XXLMag.com. With this interview, I learned how hard it really is to come up with a final product. If you check out the interview yourself, I think you can piece together why it was > read more