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Everyone has their reasons for wanting to be a success, most of them self-serving. Portland, Oregon’s Quiz Zilla hopes that his success will enable him to help lift the downtrodden and disenfranchised; to whom he unequivocally relates. Surviving a nightmare childhood of broken homes, homeless shelters and foster care imbibed Quiz Zilla with an abiding […]
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Aaron Alexander may hail from the ‘show me’ state but there is nothing regional about him. Instead, his sound feels influenced by a lifetime of globetrotting and a maturity that belies his mere twenty-two years. The subject matter of Alexander’s debut, “Memento Mori”, too would be a lot to take on for one so young […]
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Georgia rapper Selldretti is far different that his Southern counterparts, taking Hip Hop back to the days of New York lyricism and storytelling with his new single “Emancipation” produced by Pete Rock. The song, which is now available for streaming on Itunes, Spotify, Tidal, and Amazon is a raw gritty banger with an NYC edge, […]
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With so much racial tension in the NFL from Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem because of the racial injustice in America, to him being black balled by every team in the NFL. Master P has a message for Colin Kaepernick. “WHO NEEDS THE NFL?” Master P told TMZ Sports if the league won’t let […]
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Two of Hip Hop’s most prolific producers, Beatnick & K-Salaam, gathered up a smorgasboard of lyrical talent and the result is The Bluest Flame. Notables and frequent collaborators like Tech N9ne. Talib Kweli, Blu, Bun B, Young Buck, Fashawn, Wrekonize and Joell Ortiz bless the board work of these Minnesota natives, complementing one another perfectly, […]
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After an excellent trip to Atlanta for A3C and a Pigeons & Planes early stream debut, MobSquad Nard’s sophomore project, Nardo DaVinci, is finally here. For last year’s debut, Everything Clean But Da Ashtray, the Jacksonville rapper trotted out a host of big features including 21 Savage, BIG K.R.I.T. and G Herbo but Nard wanted […]
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Star of the hit WEtv show “Braxton Family Values” and Singer Traci Braxton along with Grammy-nominated D.C. rap artist Kokayi have teamed with Inspiring Youths Dreams Founder Linda Nelson who co-produced the song with award-winning composer/arranger Danny Flam to create a unique blend of Classical and Hip Hop with their song, “Moonlight.” Sales of the […]
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Demetria McKinney released her long-awaited debut album “Officially Yours” on Friday, October 6th via eOne Music. The highly anticipated album is available on all major music streaming services and in Best Buy stores. The album features the Billboard top 5 single singles “Easy,” and the stand out track “No No No,” and “Happy.” Officially Yours was executive-produced by […]
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DeAndre Harris, a young Black man, 20 years old, was brutally beaten by six white supremacists during the Charlottesville attacks in August. He is now being charged with felony charges of “unlawful wounding” by an accuser who Charlottesville police have yet to identify. The accuser, who is believed to be a member of a white supremacist group, is […]
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Flawless Really Out Did Himself With This One After reaching over 140k listens on Spotify, Flawless Real Talk decided to release a new visual for his track, “All Yours”, and it features Taylor Hing, also known as Chinese Kitty from the upcoming show Love & Hip Hop Miami. If you’re a Kanye West fan you may even notice […]
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Issac Yowman & Imani Scott Made Magic! The wait is over! “The Introduction” by Imani Scott is finally here and it’s everything we dreamed it would be! A few of the songs should be familiar to you if you’ve been keeping but the talented Houston songstress. Songs like “All Over Again”, “Throwing Glitter” and her […]
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Hip-hop music’s foundation was laid in the 1970s, brick by brick, by DJs in the South Bronx. DJ’s are the pioneers in Hip Hop Culture without them the music would not be what it is. They invented sampling(isolating one sound and reusing it in another song) and hip-hop’s other key elements through trial and error, mostly by fooling […]
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Rap superstar Nelly has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman. TMZ reported that, a woman claimed she was raped on the rapper’s tour bus. Nelly is on a tour with Florida Georgia Line and they are set to perform Saturday night in Ridgefield, Washington. TMZ reported that the alleged rape occurred Saturday morning at 3:48 AM. We’re […]
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Cardi B made a stop in Cincinnati, Ohio to perform at a local club The Avenue. Fans lined up to see the Billboard Top 100 star one hour before club doors even opened. After 4 hours of anticipation, Cardi B finally arrived, but when she got on stage to perform her music wasn’t right. After […]
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Scottdale, Pennsylvania emcee Izzy Strange continues to impress fans and critics alike with his sophomore album, “A Good Day 2 B The Bad Guy” For this fourth video installment from the album Izzy teams with California legend Blu for their “At Home” collaboration. Nate Fox handles the production duties once again, going above and beyond to create […]
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