Teenage rappers are a phenomenon almost as old as hip hop itself, and the most lucrative were those marketed to a teeny-boppers' audience. If one looks back at... Read More...
Even though Childish Gambino recently blew up with a major label album, the actor turned rapper had been dropping free mixtapes for years, dating back to "Sick... Read More...
No pun intended, but this is a bit of an odd album. This is the album that really blew Frank Ocean up in a big way. This is the album Jay-Z was listening to wh... Read More...
One surefire litmus test if probing '90s hip hop smarts is whether one knows that Ill Al Skratch is in fact not an individual, but rather a duo. While their na... Read More...
By the time he made his national debut in 1995, Lavell Franklin was already a veteran of the Kansas City rap scene. Having made the rounds as DRV (Def Rhyme Vo... Read More...
"Ay take a good look at me - now picture me unhappyNo cash and outta fashion, not flashinPicture me doin bad even if I wasn't rappinPicture me even breathe on ... Read More...