“The vision appeared as a caravan of strange and powerful beings, which he recognized immediately as the Dark Carnival.” The Inscribed Chronicle Proceeds… The painted faces of the Insane Clown Posse haunt the media like an urban legend. They emerge like… (Read More)
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UPDATE: INSOMNIAKS HAVE JUST DROPPED THE (PROMO EP) FOR THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM (DON’T SLEEP / THE SOUND OF VICTORY LP) WHICH IS SET TO DROP EARLY 2008, THEY HAVE ALSO JUST COMPLETED A BRAND NEW MIXTAPE “MULTILPE LEVELS OF RAW” WHICH… (Read More)
J-Kwon’s path to fame included mooning Arista head L.A. Reid and mocking producer Jermaine Dupri. These events helped gain the MC a contract with the latter’s So So Def, a subsidiary of the former’s employer. However, his life was far more… (Read More)
Before I made records that pissed you off (all while you nod your head), my roots are in the early 90’s. I walked around with a hi-top fade with my initials cut in my hair and a walkman that I never… (Read More)
JMT officially debuted with the Amber Probe EP in 1996. The B-side of that album was also included in their first LP; The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness, which was released a year later. The album was… (Read More)
Not many people know this, but before Lyrics Born met Joyo Velarde, the guy was a mess. He was getting a D in Communications 101, his signature asia-fro lacked its current luxurious volume, and his attempts at doing the wop were… (Read More)
Born in Port Arthur, Texas; raised in Alexandria, louisiana; finally moving to Aurora, Colorado in 1991, Julox has been representing A-Town & the Denver Rap Scene to his fullest. Julox brings the listener deep southern dialect with a very raw west… (Read More)
Jumpsteady, where should we start? He has been around just as long as ICP has, considering he is Violent J’s brother. Back in the early 1990’s, Rob was in Operation Desert Storm (Gulf War) and his brother was in need of… (Read More)
The Los Angeles crew Jurassic 5 consists of four MCs and two DJs. Jurassic 5 is a throwback of sorts, referencing a by-gone era in hip-hop when the only thing that mattered was the music and having fun. In sound, the… (Read More)
i am only this guy sometimes.. like once a weak. ok.. maybe twice. Point is – when the puppet master loves the puppet he spins chicanery. This is why i look in the mirror once a day to remember the MOST… (Read More)
A native of Long Island, Keith Murray first hooked up with Erick Sermon (of EPMD) in 1994. The two worked together to produce Murray’s debut single, “The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World,” and the song became a hit by the… (Read More)
Keith Sweat is a Harlem-born R&B singer/songwriter who released his debut album, Make It Last Forever, at the end of 1987. The album sold over three million copies, spawning the hits “I Want Her” (number one R&B, number five pop), "Something… (Read More)
From Wu Tang Clan Rap isn’t all about rags to excessive riches anymore. Thanks to die-hard lyricists like Nas and Eminem, hip-hop has finally started to move out of the superficial thrill of material excess and more towards an elevated position… (Read More)
Who the f@*k is King Gordy? He is a unique, slightly twisted, musically anal, morbid music loving MC. He is an Entity. Gordy’s look is just as unusual as his sound and King Gordy’s sound can best be described as a… (Read More)
Kingdom is the three times Westword Music Award Winner for Hip Hop (’97, 98, 99); he is also the Westword Best Battle MC for the year 2001. He has appeared on the “Source Sound Lab” on UPN. He has been featured… (Read More)
Those Notorious High Riders D-loc and Johnny Richter pair up for a blazin Hip-Hop release…The tag team rhymin of D-loc and Johnny Richter prove why they are High times most Dynamic Duo…The name comes from combining Kottonmouth Kings + SRH … (Read More)
Kollage has been indirectly in the making for several years. The idea is to put together a collage of talented individuals, musicians, artists and individuals with other various hip hop related attributes. It was never intended initially from within the current… (Read More)
After single-handedly redefining “warped” as the mind and mouth behind the Bronx-based Ultramagnetic MCs, “Kool” Keith Thornton — aka Rhythm X, aka Dr. Octagon, aka Dr. Dooom, aka Mr. Gerbik — headed for the outer reaches of the stratosphere with a… (Read More)
KRS-One (born Kris Parker) was the leader of Boogie Down Productions, one of the most influential hardcore hip-hop outfits of the ’80s. At the height of his career — roughly 1987-1990 — KRS-One was known for his furiously political and socially… (Read More)
At this point in his illustrious career, KURUPT (aka Young Gotti) needs no introduction to anyone who has been keeping tabs on who’s who in hip-hop. Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey, Kurupt’s highly anticipated third LP, is his most ambitious artistic endeavor… (Read More)
Hotness drives hip-hop. The hottest albums, the hottest lyrics, the hottest beats, the hottest videos, the hottest clique: every rapper wants to have all of the above. Kutt Calhoun has them all and stands to be the next, hottest rapper. The… (Read More)
Ky-Mani, a fitting name for a charismatic artist whose East African name means Adventurous Traveler. The only child of table tennis champion Anita Belnavis and reggae icon Bob Marley, Ky-mani Marley was born in Falmouth, Jamaica. At the age of nine… (Read More)
Labtekwon is a phoenix rising in the underground hiphop scene, already having shared the stage with A Tribe Called Quest, Brand Nubian, KRS-One, and Digital Underground. He has left his mark on 17 releases including 12 full lengths on his own… (Read More)
It is only a matter of time before real talent will be out and Lamya is brimming with it. Born in Kenya of Omani descent, and raised in Sheffield, England, Lamya (pronounced Lamb-ya) writes, arranges, performs, and produces all of her… (Read More)
