Spotlight Artist: K.A.A.N.

  If you’re up for explosive beats and some heart-piercing rhymes, then I strongly, vehemently, suggest you get acquainted with this week’s Spotlight Artist. He goes by the name K.A.A.N.—an acronym for Knowledge Above All Else, and the name alludes to his virtuoso approac...Read more

Birthday Greetings to the Godfather Himself, Eazy-E!

Stop the press and take a minute of silence, today embodies the birth of the late-but-forever-great Eric Lynn Wright—but y’all know him as the one and only Eazy-E. Dishing out hits and records in the Hip-hop world, Eazy-E became an iconic figure both as a solo artist and member of the...Read more

Hip-hop’s Multitalented Foxy Brown turns 38!

In the Hip-hop scene—well, in music as a whole—one simply can’t dismiss a bio that features prominent careers in rapping, acting, and modelling. Today, that catalog bears a specific name, and her name is Foxy Brown. Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand, was born September 6th, 1978 in Bro...Read more

N.O.R.E. of Hip-hop and Reggaeton, turns 39

September 6th, 1977 marked the date Mr. Victor Santiago Jr. came to be—but you might know him better as the Queens-based Hip-hop/Reggaeton artist N.O.R.E. Formerly known as Noreaga, Santiago debuted into Hip-hop as one-half of the Capone-N-Noreaga tandem in 1995. Signed under Penalty Record...Read more

Introducing: Bongo—you know, the one from Game’s hit records?

We are only roughly one month away from The Game’s 1992 featureless, throwback album. The album is labeled under a certain Bongo Productions—a familiar name which also appeared on Game’s hit The Documentary 2 and The Documentary 2.5 double album. No...Read more

Travis Announces Continuation of Kanye West's Cruel Winter

It’s been a pretty awesome week for Travis Scott—or rather, it’s actually been an awesome night for the young rapper/producer. It appears Scott has sparked a nationwide internet invasion with the release of his much-awaited sophomore album, Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight&m...Read more