New York City is the birthplace of hip-hop. Ever since DJ Kool Herc rocked his first block party four decades ago in the Bronx, hundreds of emcees and producer... Read More...
There's something instantly charming about the cover of "Esa Que Pasa." It's a throwback to the 1980's, when rappers would pose on any street corner or outside... Read More...
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With a name like Bumpy, you have to be bad - and he was. In fact Ellsworth Raymond Johnson may be one of the top criminal minds in Harlem history, let alone in... Read More...
God bless Bandcamp. It's sort of like this generation's Macola Records, an easy-to-use device that lets unsigned artists get their music out to the public. Sur... Read More...
Few rappers reach an iconic status without having tasted concrete stardom. Kool G Rap is one of them, an undeniable influence on rap music since the late 1980s.... Read More...