My first time hearing a beat by Detroit's Apollo Brown initially had me thinking the words "9th Wonder" because of the drum snares and similarly-chopped samples... Read More...
In 2017, Planet Asia is a legendary emcee. Two decades deep, countless mixtapes, EPs and LPs haven't dampened the LA native's desire to deliver great music. If ... Read More...
Gensu Dean first came to my attention when he collaborated with Large Professor to provide a beat that could well have been crafted by the grey-bearded great h... Read More...
"It's some esoteric gangster shit..." - Planet Asia
Indeed "Black Belt Theatre" is precisely as Planet Asia describes. Inspired by classic kung-fu and blaxploi... Read More...
In July RR received a press release promoting The Academy, billed as a new compilation conceived and organized by Kurupt that would be "a bi-coastal merging of... Read More...
"Each Step Becomes Elevated" is a free album being released by Cali rappers Planet Asia and Tristate as General Monks. The concept of the album is that they ar... Read More...