An Ode to Survival
More proof that hip-hop isn’t dead. This track comes from Darnell Williams. An unsigned beatsmith and MC from Detroit. He is also an activist and college student.
More proof that hip-hop isn’t dead. This track comes from Darnell Williams. An unsigned beatsmith and MC from Detroit. He is also an activist and college student.
Lidiane Carmo woke up in a Florida hospital bed with IVs in her frail arm and did not remember how or why she got there. Shortly after, Carmo learned that she was the only survivor of a tragic car accident that claimed the lives of several other passengers, including both of her parents and only [...]
Rockie Fresh is one of the newer artists hailing from Chicago. With less than three years in the game, he has already established a presence in hip-hop that seems to only be getting stronger. If you’re an early adopter, you’ve checked Fresh out at SXSW and AC3 and can vouch that homie has been putting [...]
The mainstream media is going to have to change its narrative. How can you say that we’re apathetic and lazy when 33,000 tune in to watch the president address the nation? On Tuesday, the League put on #BarackTalk, our second annual State of the Union panel and watch party. From hip-hop stars to journalists, the [...]
Avery Smith and Draelon Burns – tastemakers in Milwaukee, have come together to produce the #DravoCypher series, an a capella mash-up hosted by Martin 2 Cool. Shouts out to @Champ5Mic of KUSH Ent. It’s actually interesting how much buzz this production is creating online, specifically Twitter. Most known for their high-energy, pause-filled sets of punchline [...]
An old classmate recently leaked a home video from 1990 of The Throne’s Kanye West reciting an MLK-dedicated verse from a poem entitled, “His Name Means Love.” Read more: HERE
