Some rappers are fortunate enough to be blessed with a voice that was made for hip hop. The likes of Method Man and Nas come to mind as natural rappers that co... Read More...
After working with legends like O.C. and Ghostface Killah, Apollo Brown assembled a group of relatively unknown but up-and-coming emcees – Chicago's Verbal K... Read More...
Verbal Kent doesn't want to engage you on Twitter. He wants to engage you with his music. Ten years, and six solo albums, into his career he's carved out a plac... Read More...
Chicago rapper Verbal Kent's reputation has grown ever since Dan Mennella first covered "What Box" in 2005 and I wrote a review of "Move With the Walls" for UR... Read More...
"I chose rap over family and friends."
Its hard to imagine facing such a decision. Music, a career in it, for that matter, certainly breaks people apart, even ... Read More...
Common Sense, Twista, and Kanye West. How many more rappers can folks outside of the Midwest name from Chicago—particularly on the underground scene? Surpris... Read More...