As you may now know, I like to give the year an overall score, reflecting on how "good" it has been. 2007 = 4.5; 2008 = 7.5; 2009 = 8.0; 2010 = 8.5... Logically... Read More...
As you may now know, I like to give the year an overall score, reflecting on how "good" it has been. 2007 = 4.5; 2008 = 7.5; 2009 = 8.0; 2010 = 8.5... Logically... Read More...
"Name a rapper that I ain't influenced..." Yes, that's what Nas spit exactly a decade ago, and it was absolutely spot on. However, bizarrely enough, a certain... Read More...
Much has been made of Wale's recent "defection" from kind of conscious/hipster rapper to Maybach Music flosser. To be honest, after I revisited his debut album... Read More...
The problem with UK music critics is that they are unsure of how to deal with hip hop - whilst MC's, DJ's and heads are deeply schooled in the roots of the gen... Read More...
For those not in the know, Lowkey (real name: Kareem Dennis) is the infamous 25-year-old rapper from London, of English and Iraqi descent. He's packed a lot in... Read More...