The figure of Tupac Shakur looms large, not just in the world of rap or entertainment, but in my own life. I remember bumping "I Get Around" on my Walkman and ... Read More...
Twisted Black is one of the many unheralded stars of the underground rap game. The man was close, very close, to finally breaking through when he dropped an al... Read More...
Who were the Southwest Riders? Well, back in 1997 Sick Wid' It was pretty much on top of the game when it came to independent rap. E-40's independent label was... Read More...
In 1995, a thick, dark fog enveloped the music industry - not just in Great Britain, but the USA as well. It loomed large and low, suffocatingly low, and the m... Read More...
My friends and I used to breakdance to Egyptian Lover's "Egypt, Egypt" on the playground of Valencia Elementary when I was nine. Back then, in 1984, the music s... Read More...
Surprisingly "The Great Chicago Fire" was actually released a year before Kanye West blew up the Chicago rap scene with the now-classic "The College Dropout" a... Read More...