Today, 20th January 2018, Chicago rapper Fredo Santana unfortunately passed away at the young age of 27. A CEO of his own record label – Savage Squad Records – and a favourite in the drill[…]
Category: rap
Looking Back: A$AP Mob – Lord$ Never Worry
In this new series, I look at the contenders for the best mixtape of all time. There’s been so many good ones, and due to them not receiving the publicity or promotion that albums get[…]
The 11 most important songs from my first uni year.
Ask 10 different people what they thought to their first year of university you’ll get 10 different answers. It can be the most enjoyable time of one’s life or the worst – for me it[…]
NEW MUSIC: Rich Chigga x Pouya x Ghostface Killah – Dat $tick (Remix)
A collaboration that at the beginning of the year nobody would even think to imagine has just made it’s way onto the airwaves. Rich Chigga (Brian Immanuel prior to this) of Twitter, Vine and YouTube[…]
Bars to make your jaw drop.
There’s an abundance of bars in both hip-hop and grime that make you reel up with excitement because of how good it was, but then you get some bars that make you think “what? did[…]
10 songs that changed hip-hop
Artists want to make a song to be remembered by, and this does happen quite regularly. Whether it’s Sugarhill Gang’s Rapper’s Delight or J-Kwon’s Tipsy, hip-hop has some memorable songs. But every now and again there’s some songs[…]
East Coast vs. West Coast, who’s winning now?
East Coast vs. West Coast has been the most storied rivalry in hip hop bar none. Since the start of the golden genre, numerous names have come from east side of the US, emerging as[…]
Ro Ransom x Kensei Abbot – See Me Fall
In the brooding corners of New York, Ro Ransom released one of the hottest tracks of 2015 last night. ‘See Me Fall’ features fellow s-rank rapper Kensei Abbot in (what I believe) is his first[…]
Look out for: Lucki Eck$
Any hip-hop head prides themselves on knowing the next big thing. You’ll hear people who say they have known Drake since before he dropped Comeback Season or somehow somebody found Kendrick’s Youngest Head Nigga in Charge (Hub City[…]
Rappers you should have on your top ten list.
It’s the age old question: Who are the top ten rappers of all time? Now whilst guys like Pac, Biggie and Rakim are always going to be up there on anybody’s list, there is some people[…]