NYC’s Rappers
It's safe to say NYC invented the Hip Hop thing. Great map, totally fascinating to see all the close ties. Via Very Small Array.
Continue Reading →Grandmaster Flash: The Bridge
The great thing about hip-hop being a young genre is that the greats are still alive, and in some cases, still dropping records. Grandmaster Flash, the man behind The Message, brings us a his latest offering, The Bridge. Budding with…
Continue Reading →Growing Up Hip Hop
Kahlil Almustafa is from Queens, a place he describes as being located between New York City and Nowhere. "[It's] now overpopulated with Crown Fried Chickens, Popeye's Chickens, Chester's Chickens and take-out Chinese food stores that sell chicken wings and French…
Continue Reading →Obama Run DC
Today is a very important day. We couldn't be more excited about an Obama presidency. Just to add to our excitement we cracked up over this Obama Run DC shirt. You can pick up your own here for $20. More…
Continue Reading →Notorious Soundtrack
While we have yet to see if Biggie biopic is any good, but we can count on the soundtrack. In addition to the basic hits (Kick in the Door, Hypnotize, etc.), the disc includes a bunch of B.I.G.'s old features,…
Continue Reading →Orishas: Cosita Buena
Cuban hip-hop is far from an extensive genre, but if one crew is exemplary of the fusion, it's Orishas. Since 1999, the three man group has been evolving from record to record, reflecting the success that brought them from underground…
Continue Reading →Lego Hip-Hop
Lego and hip-hop might have absolutely nothing to do with each other, but that doesn't mean they can't combine forces to yield something awesome. Twenty classic hip hop album covers have been recreated in Lego by Formatmag.com, including Three Feet…
Continue Reading →Evan Roth and Jay-Z x Brooklyn (We Go Hard)
Evan Roth created the typography driven video for the new Jay-Z track, produced by Kanye "Brooklyn (We Go Hard)." The song is set to be a piece of the Notorious soundtrack due out later, but it;s being released now to…
Continue Reading →Blackalicious: 4/20 Live In Seattle
Mic legend the Gift of Gab and Quannum producer Chief Xcel, known commonly as Blackalicious, give us 4/20 Live in Seattle, out now on DVD and Blu-Ray. The show is one of typical quality for the Bay Area duo, and…
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