It’s been a cold week in the city and I’m saying that loosely because snow is everywhere in every city damn near. It’s Valentines Day week though so hopefully you got hotness in your life. Speaking of hot shit peep this new track Far by Pro Era’s Nyck Caution. It features Kirk Knight, Dirty Sanchez and Tnah Apex. It’s […]
Few producers influenced the hip hop universe in the way that James J Dilla Yancy did. This week we celebrate his life; 40 years since his birth and sadly 8 years since his passing. It would take me an entire article to detail Dilla’s work and his influence. Put it like this; Dilla is to hip hop music what Picasso is […]
Super Bowl weekend in NYC is nothing short of impressive. We shouldn’t do it every year, but why not this year. Traffics jams and party jams in Gotham is nothing new. It’s everyday actually but the Super Bowl is cool. NBA AllStar 2015 in NYC will be epic… This new IAMSU Only That Real was no doubt one of […]
Richard Sherman is the mouth that roared. After his post game interview with FOX Sports Erin Andrews it seems like the entire world has an opinion. Every news outlet from NBC to CNN over hyped Sherman’s comments toward San Francisco 49er receiver Michael Crabtree and instantly turned him into a villain. Over the past few days the […]
It would take an entire article to fully give credit to those launching pads that drove DJ Khaled’s career into super stardom. From DJ Nasty to Fat Joe to Slim and Baby, they all deserve his salute. Khaled’s latest album, Suffering from Success, is an ode to the last 10 years of his music career. The latest song “I’m […]
Live from the ATL! Atlanta, Georgia is the epicenter of hip-hop for the next 2 weekends. Speaking of the A, when it comes to hip-hop, Atlanta has more styles than Staten Island’s 36 chambers. Check this new joint from Money Makin Nique featuring Rich Homie Quan called, “Feel Better.” It should also read, featuring Brownstone. The 90’s soul group’s powerful vocal sample from […]
What’s up, world! New music this week from Jeremih featuring Ty Dolla $ign called “Fuck That Nigga.” Before you shake your head, it’s actually a dope song. Too bad it probably won’t be on the radio. Jeremih’s vocals really blend with DJ Mustard’s laid back west coast sound. Guaranteed you will hear this in a strip club even […]
Back again with the weekly tracks that need to be blazing your iPod, car stereos or whatever audio vessel you get your musical fix from. Are you familiar with Sevyn Streeter? Before you shake your head, if you’ve heard Alicia Keys “New Day,” Chris Brown’s “Strip” or Tamar Braxton’s “All The Way Home,” you’ve been touched by Seyn’s magic. She’s […]
Swizz Beatz has been largely silent since making his guest producer appearance on Jay Z’s monumental Magna Carta… Holy Grail album. This week though, he unleashed a new record that will have his music beating down club walls worldwide this fall. Swizzy’s “Hands Up” features the crème de la crème of MCs: Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz and Nicki Minaj. Surprisingly there is no Swizz verse […]
Ask any girl from Haiti who her favorite rapper is, and I promise you eight out of 10 times, she’ll say Future. ATL’s most famous Haitian MC has continued his string of hits over the last three years. His trademark autotune vocal has become that signature if you need on a hit (ask Rihanna). Better […]
Cali’s own Audio Push has a hot new joint that got a lot of attention this week, called “Shine.” It’s off their new project dropping in September titled Come As You Are. Oktane and Price have been burning down West Coast rhyme circles for a minute. With a major Hit-Boy co-sign and a few beats of […]
That Jay-Z Magna Carta…Holy Spirit album is the official chill zone for any and all who need a summertime soundtrack. But IAMSU! is the chillest mofo with the hottest music in the biz right now. This new track “Designer” is just another example of how Su continues to be one of the hottest unsigned artists in the game. Peep. [pagebreak] One of the […]