This Atlanta, Georgia, USA-based rapper broke into the mainstream charts in 2003 owing to the popularity of “Never Scared”. Taking his moniker from his hefty 300lb plus frame, Bone Crusher first registered on the rap scene in the mid-90s as part… (Read More)
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They sold more than 15 million records. They recorded with The Notorious B.I.G. They recorded with 2Pac. They won a Grammy. They redirected hip-hop’s sonic direction. Only one rap group has these impressive feats on its extensive resume: Bone thugs-n-harmony. Simply… (Read More)
Just as Psychopathic Records begins to fully establish its own distinctive sound recognizable by thousands and thousands of Juggalos and lovers of underground wicked shit everywhere, this new project expands any known boundaries and shatters all previous expectations. This new and… (Read More)
Originally made up of Grand Puba, Sadat X, Lord Jamar, and DJ Alamo, Brand Nubian followed in the footsteps of early De La Soul, with funky beats, upbeat grooves, and rhymes of positivity. On their classic debut album All For One… (Read More)
Bringing out new figures of hybrid mixtures between hip-hop and the wildest ways of rock, Brassy charged the U.K. music scene thanks to their singular creativity and attitude. Relying on mass shows of energy, the band soon began to have a… (Read More)
BREW CREW “A giant ass suburb ain’t shit for fun, growin’ up in the desert livin’ under the sun.” From the sun baked streets of G-Town, Arizona, the Brew Crew emerges with a brand-new sound that combines hip-hop with a twist… (Read More)
The first full artist album released by Auckland independent label Sugarlicks Recordings is by Auckland-based singer / songwriter Brother J, a regular at the Khuja Lounge’s Sugarlicks night from whence the label originated. Produced in Wellington by Mu (Fat Freddy’s Drop/Roots… (Read More)
doubt the first of his kind, Bubba Sparxxx dumbfounded the hip-hop community — and soon after, the mass market — when he emerged out of nowhere with Timbaland in late 2001. When his debut single, “Ugly,” hit urban radio, it was… (Read More)
I grew up in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by music. All kinds. I seen a lot of things. By the time I started making records, I had a story to tell but I didn’t know how to tell it. I… (Read More)
Out of the legendary Project Blowed crew, Busdriver has carved a niche in underground hip-hop with unique performance and freestyle skills that combine elements of vocal jazz, theatrics, spoken-word, and machine precision with witty and incisive free association lyrics. A frequent… (Read More)
The overindulgence of pop music sensibilities has forced Hip Hop music to once again turn to its youth for a regeneration of skills and street music values. Cassidy, a.k.a. “Da Problem,” is the solution to the dilemma, but a major problem… (Read More)
Reminiscent of Nelly and repped by Ludacris — the Dirty South’s two biggest stars in the early 2000s — Chingy had all the makings of a rap sensation and indeed lived up to his promise immediately, when his debut single, "Right… (Read More)
Hip Hop gets a bad rap it’s because the genre remains largely within the narrow confines of its original definitions. Along comes Cleva (www.cleva.info), a musician, composer, producer, and arranger who draws on his unconventional musical training to cultivate Hip Hop… (Read More)
Featuring Doseone Three artists, ignoring the rules and doing what comes naturally without care to style or sales, cLOUDDEAD is the avant hip-hop coalition of Doseone, why?, and odd nosdam. Their schizophrenic compositions, uninhibited vocal stylings, ambient soundscapes, and polished live… (Read More)
When hip hop first bloomed on South Bronx basketball courts and in house parties nearly thirty years ago, the emcee ruled the world. Those pioneering emcees lived and died by one law—you either came original or you didn’t come at all… (Read More)
Mexican Latin rap threesome Control Machete burst into the local rock scene in the mid-’80s, making its debut with the release of Mucho Barato in July of 1997. Led by Fermín IV, Pato, and Toy Kenobi, the band returned in March… (Read More)
Coors Light Presenta Rock Prendido: Molotov
Paco Bass & Vocals Randy Drums & Vocals Miky Bass & Vocals Tito Guitar & Vocals The rap-metal band Molotov formed in Mexico City, comprising singer/guitarist Tito Fuentes, bassists Mickey “Huidos” Huidobro and Paco Ayala, and drummer Randy "El Gringo Loco… (Read More)
Coming to you from the historical streets of Detroit, Michigan, Critical Bill is the latest offering in a long legacy of musical Innovators from the Motor City. This five piece urban rock outfit features Powerdise on vocals (son of Motown legend… (Read More)
Since the group’s formation in 1988, the pioneering rap-rock quartet Cypress Hill—founders B-Real (Louis Freese), DJ Muggs (Lawrence Muggerud) and Sen Dog (Senen Reyes), along with newest member Eric Bobo—have come a long way from the streets of South Central L.A… (Read More)
Started in 1996 D-Mentd was formed and played the first live show in 1999. Since then D-Mentd has been a part of several tours including, Twiztid, Ice-T, and Filthfest. D-Mentd is also the former opening acts for Kottonmouth Kings, Nappy Roots… (Read More)
In the post-Motown landscape of Detroit, brothers rocking the mic are still being considered the voice of young America. Yet, instead of dreaming of blue skies and white picket fences, the unruly boys known as D12 create surreal universes of wild… (Read More)
Halfmoon’s musical prodigies, DA KAMP, are redefining Hip-Hop and Rap. Blending diverse musical talent to deliver an arsenal of mind-altering lyrics and scorching tracks. Da Kamp steps beyond the establishment, creating a connection that elevates the listener to the level of… (Read More)
Stepping out from behind the dark, ugly shadow of contemporary Hip Hop, Newark, NJ’s Dälek are here to redefine pretenses of the genre now and forever with their challenging new full length on Ipecac Recordings. Back in the day, Dälek and… (Read More)
WHO: Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton, a rail-thin, bookish producer who prefers a furry mouse suit to Rocawear, and Jemini the Gifted One, a burly Brooklyn rapper with a nasty nasal flow. SOUND LIKE: The odd couple’s remarkable debut, Ghetto Pop Life… (Read More)
Dark Lotus, the ultra Psychopathic line up… The story behind Dark Lotus is just as complicated as any other. Back in 1998 when Twiztid signed with Psychopathic Records, the word of a Dark Lotus group emerged. The group was Violent J… (Read More)
Few rap groups have proved to be as enduring or challenging as De La Soul. From self-appointed purveyors of the D.A.I.S.Y. (DA Inner Sound Y’all) Age to creators of an art official intelligence, the trio — Posdnous, Dave, and Maseo -… (Read More)
Dialektix, the Denver based hip-hop group, has continued to grow and expand in the vast hip-hop community for more than four years. Keeping their foundation based in the purity of emceeing, turntablism, and musically raw beats, this group delivers what is… (Read More)
