"Dope Lab Oration" makes its purpose clear with its cover, which includes graphics depicting the four elements of hip-hop: MCing, DJing, breakdancing, and graff... Read More...
Brownsville rapper Ka isn't one to waste words. Over a career that started decades ago but has really gotten rolling with the release of his first solo album in... Read More...
Rap music offers a depressing number of examples about recidivism and how difficult it is to escape cycles of trauma, violence, and poverty. Many rappers who gr... Read More...
I'm going to own up to my ignorance and admit that before "The Jazz Lounge," I had never heard of Funky DL, or listened to any of the numerous albums he's put o... Read More...
DJ Shadow's 1996 debut "...Endtroducing" is one of the greatest albums of all time. I don't just mean it is up there with "Illmatic" or "Ready To Die," but it i... Read More...
New York rapper/producer J-Zone has been making hip-hop since the late nineties, so he knows a thing or two about rap music. He released albums steadily until 2... Read More...