Azealia Banks Tries, Fails and Succeeds on Fantasea
It’s easy (and kind of fun) to speculate Azealia Banks’s possible influences – Santigold, Missy Elliott, and Busta Rhymes, to name a …
Concert Review x Exclusive Photos: Slaughterhouse At B.B. King Blues Club
The NYC faithful that came out to see Slaughterhouse at the B.B. King Blues Club on Wednesday got an added …
Album Review: Unpeeling Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange
When Odd Future released Nostalgia, Ultra via Tumblr, it was funnily described as “Smooth Ass Music About Bitches, Relationships And Being A Rich …
Concert Review x Exclusive Photos: Joey Bada$$ and The Progressive Era Officially Claim NYC at SOB’s
Inside the intimate confines of SOB's, NYC's go-to hip-hop venue, Joey Bada$$ and The Progressive Era announced their NYC takeover. Shouting …
A Night of Schwaza With Jesse Boykins III
There was a line down the block in front of the Apple Store on 14th Street at 8:30 on a …
Concert Review: Childish Gambino, Danny Brown and Schoolboy Q Bring Hip-Hop to The Upper East Side
Hip-hop was far away from its humble beginnings Monday night when a packed crowd of mostly white college-aged kids gathered …
Review: MMG Runs at a Familiar Pace Despite New Additions to the Team on Self Made, Vol. 2
Maybach Music Group is setting up for a ten-year run, rekindling hip-hop’s beloved group dynamic that harks back to Roc-a-fella’s …
Concert Review: Ghostface Killah, Prodigy and More at Celebrate Brooklyn
Hip-hop was born in the Bronx, but it was raised in Brooklyn. That probably isn’t how the story goes, but …
Review: Joey Bada$$ 1999
1999 was an eventful year. The Euro was established, Spongebob debuted and Exxon and Mobil merged, forming the largest company …
Review: Stalley @ Toronto
Last night (June 3) homegrown Canadian hip-hop kicked it with its big cousin from the South. The event: Smashmouth Ent. …
Recap: Talib Kweli & 4th Pyramid @ Toronto
It was dreary weather in Toronto last Friday. Rain poured heavily on the streets all day, so much that Union …
Album Review: 1991
Until the debut of her song “212” last December Azealia Banks’ buzz was, quite frankly, black noise. However, since "212" tuned …
Album Review: Big KRIT Live From The Underground
Big K.R.I.T. has created a big buzz for himself in the past few years, finding a way to be a …
Review: Jet Life Tour: Direct Flight – Chicago
On Wednesday the “Jet Life Tour: Direct Flight” made its stop in Chicago, and those who made the trip rocked …
Album Review: Ab-Soul – Control System
Ab-Soul’s full-length, independent album, Control System, is a new precedent in swag-era hip-hop. It is smart, passionate, empathetic and, above …
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