Kansas Hip Hop on the Rise
ID AND SLEEPER-DISPLACEMENT-MUSH RECORDS
by CyPhEr777
To some "Displacement" may seem similar to a mannequin in a clothing store window; lifeless, cold and inanimate. To me, it comes off like a nuclear power plant. Its sound is so powerful, dirty, grimy,...
Actions speak louder than words!!! CyPhEr777
LITERATES-UNSPOKEN LITERATES MUSIC
The Literates encompass what Hip Hop should be today. Lyrical gymnastics combined with sick beats along with a link from the past to the present. At the same time they give us a glimpse of the future....
Slippin’ You Arsenic from Arizona
ARSENIC & DJ ELIXIR-GONZO JOURNALISM –ESPIONAGE/DEATH STARZ CULT
Few people know that Gonzo Journalism is an actual form of journalism. Created by the journalist/author Hunter S. Thompson, G. J. fuses fiction and factual journalism, which together form a new way...
Project Polaroid Delivers the Goods
San Francisco producer TomC3 delivers quality HIp Hop featuring Kool Keith on Project Polaroid. Dusted beats, haunting sounds and dope scratching can be heard throughout this album. Tom does a great job bringing dark production that is worthy of...
There’s more in MIA than Bass & Crunk. By CyPhEr777
SOULWHAT? - ReWIND:BRINGING BACK THE FUTURE
I normally don’t like to compare artists/groups, but I do this so you get an idea what style and direction these particular artists are going for. In this case SoulWhat?, a Miami based trio...
Kavorkian drops another earbleeder!!
CARL KAVORKIAN-TAINTED RAZORBLADES-COTE PRO
Wow! That was and still is my reaction to CK’s sophomore release “Tainted Razorblades”. From track to track (13 in all) it feels like your being hit with blunt object over and over and in...
Anthony David Brings the Soul
by I. Vasquetelle
I have to be honest, for the most part I’m not a fan of today’s R&B. I think it has lost its soul and it’s much too formulated. It all started with Keith Sweat, and more specifically...
Under the Radar Titles with Combative Tendencies by Cypher 777
Human Cropcircles featuring Ubiquitous of C.E.S. CRU- Tiananmen Square
Can a single human being make a difference? Can he or she stop the forces of evil dead in their tracks? These are questions that ran through my head when hearing...
Lord Jamar Drops The 5% Album
by Noah Sanders
Lord Jamar’s decision to release a solo album is a ballsy one, hell, any member of a famously influential rap groups choice to go solo is a dangerous one. Jamar, member of rap super-group, Brand Nubian, is...
Poor Righteous Teacher’s Front Man Is Back!
Wise Intelligent'?s Blessed be tha Poor?
In the mist of the Legendary Wise Intelligent crafting his official independent solo release ?Wise Intelligent iz? The Talented Timothy Taylor? he gave birth to this incredible and explosive musical jewel called ?Blessed be...