It has taken me five years to come to terms with the death of Sean Price. It was and to some degree still inconceivable that a rap star only a couple of years ... Read More...
Sean Price and Lil Fame have a lot in common. They both emerged in the 1990s in the duos Heltah Skeltah and M.O.P., where they partnered with a gruffer vocalis... Read More...
It took a while to get going, but 2019 managed to provide plenty of superb hip hop records despite a distinct lack of heavy-hitters. With no Kendrick Lamar, Od... Read More...
The year 1986 was a turning point in hip-hop. Although the nascent culture had started to invade middle class America through films such as "Wild Style" (1983),... Read More...
In 2005, Ruck from the Brooklyn rap duo Heltah Skeltah fully emerged in a brand-new form. Though Ruck and his partner-in-rhyme, Rock, had achieved success as th... Read More...
"Unearthed" implies gems that have previously gone unseen by human eyes, but in this case it's just a clever pun for Coalmine Records on their 10th anniversary... Read More...