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Run the Jewels announce world tour
El-P and Killer Mike are almost ready to release the highly anticipated Run the Jewels 3, but that's not all RTJ fans have to look forward to -- the group will also be embarking on a world tour sometime early next year.
El-P announced that he and Killer Mike would be taking Run the Jewels around the world on his Twitter yesterday. The world tour will kick off in Philadelphia on January 11th, 2017, and will then tour around North America throughout February. Tour dates outside o
Read moreSpotlight Artist: Mikey D
Gather round fellow Hip-hop fans and enthusiasts, this week's Spotlight Title manifests in the form of the Queens rap urban legend otherwise known as Mikey D.
The story begins in 1982 when the MC spent his younger years making a name for himself through local rap battles. As the tale goes, Mikey D would often be seen engaged in lyrical skirmishes against formidable rappers, including fellow Queens MC, and former school mate, LL Cool J. “We just bugged out at how much we sounded alike,” reminisces Mikey D, “Instead of battling, we just rocked together.”
Although the ideal schematic for a rap duo with Cool J never came to pass, Mikey D would later stand among the very few able to work extensively with Hip-hop production mastermind, Paul C, a
Read moreRAPstation Exclusive Interview Pt. I: MC Kalyn Heffernan
Although diminutive in stature, Wheelchair Sports Camp’s (WSC) sole female MC Kalyn Heffernan is a mighty lyrical force. Armed with a dream, pen and voracious appetite for songwriting, rhyme spitting, and mic rocking, the Denver-based artist has cultivated a career in Hip Hop that is slowly but surely beginning to pay off. Along with drummer Gregg Ziemba and trumpet player Joshua Trinidad, Heffernan began playing locally under the Wheelchair Sports Camp moniker until the group was offered a chance to tour with Strange Famous Records affiliate B. Dolan in 2011.
That set in motion her relationship with Strange Famous label head and indie Hip Hop god Sage Francis, who eventually signed WSC to his imprint, more specifical
Read moreTermanology Drops “I Dream Big” MV, featuring Sheek Louch and Styles P
Gaining recognition in Hip-hop for numerous collaborative projects as well as his breakout debut solo album, Politics As Usual, Termanology returns with his latest project, More Politics.
The album is scheduled to hit stores and streaming sites on November 18th of this year, in a time very much different from his first album, dating all the way back to 2008. Nevertheless, Term rallies an elite team of wordsmiths and beat makers, coming together on what is shaping up to be the MC's “best album yet”, as told by long-term confidante, Statik Selektah.
Alongside Statik, the album features a myriad of rappers and producers, including Just Blaze, Q-Tip, Buckwild, Nottz, Kxng Crooked, Joey Bada$$, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League,
Read moreGensu Dean (Ft. Diamond D) Pre-release “Principles & Codes”
In a world of music rampant with excess bling and binge digital sounds, Gensu Dean's organic sounds provide the perfect throwback to the good ol' analog days, “nasty, funk 'em up raw, a return to all things scrunch face good,” all of this manifests in Dean's forthcoming album, aptly-entitled, RAW.
Scheduled to drop on November 25, the album lists appearances from a myriad of guest artists, such as Roc Marciano, Homeboy Sandman, Red Pill, Planet Asia, and J-Live. Dean, however, allows a glimpse to what's coming with this three-week pre-released single, “Principles & Codes”, which features none other than D.I.T.C.'s legendary Diamond D donning the mantle behind the mic—and let's face it, these
Read moreThrowback Radio: Brand Nubian, Slick Rick, PE, and O.C.
Today in Hip-hop acknowledges the past debuts of these memorable albums, authored by some of Hip-hop's most iconic talents. Indeed, each release gathered much acclaim in its time; Nevertheless, these songs have transcended through time, and just in case you haven't guessed yet, make the perfect installment onto the throwback playlist we all need.
Everything is Everything (1994)
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Brand Nubian's third studio album as well as Sadat X, Lord Jamar, and DJ Sincere's second release, the collective featured hit-singles, “Word is Bond” and “Hold On”, that would overpower the album's initial lukewarm reception.
The Great Adventures of S
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