Most of the instrumental hip-hop albums I've heard this year, like Shlohmo's "Laid Out EP" or Nosaj Thing's "Home," have more in common with electronic music th... Read More...
If anybody wrote The Book of Trill, it's Pimp C and Bun B, and indeed lately the latter has been heard defending UGK's rights in regards to the term 'trill.' T... Read More...
No, Chanel West Coast is not an ill-fated dyslexic competitor toDubCNN.com, the renowned West Coast rap news portal. The name's not Channel but Chanel - like t... Read More...
"Throwback hip hop", "that 90's sound", "golden era vibe" etc. are all phrases thrown around far too often by hip hop reviewers and fans, and I'm very guilty o... Read More...
The Branch Out Collective is prolific these days - seemingly sending a new project our way on a weekly basis. I'm not in a position to complain given each one ... Read More...
The turn of the millennium saw a boom in hip hop compilations that managed to capture hardcore authenticity with commercial accessibility. Violator Records dro... Read More...