April 11, 2012
Artist, poet, writer, musician, MC, rapper, and Chicago native, Malik Yusef is no stranger to success. This year, he won a Grammy with Kanye for the writing of “All of the Lights,” but this poet didn’t always have it so good. Malik dropped out of high school because he had difficulty writing and speaking aloud [...]
March 19, 2012
Trayvon by Jasiri X Jasiri X does it once again.
March 13, 2012
Steve Stoute, Jay’s main man, framed this scenario best with his best-seller, ‘The Tanning of America.’ In this book, Stoute addresses the many occurrences in history where cultures clash and Elton John’s on stage with Eminem, while Jay-Z is on stage with Bono. These collaborations were most likely inspired by Run DMC & Aerosmith’s “Walk [...]
March 2, 2012
To commemorate his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina, which announced March 1st as “J. Cole Day,” Cole released this Elite-produced track “Visionz Of Home.” Cole gets a day, so I guess we get a day off? If not, it’s a Cole World!
February 29, 2012
First, I want to start off by saying that Dee-1 should’ve definitely been on the front of that XXL Magazine. #PoliticsAsUsual! Not only is the homie qualified as an emcee but he’s technically qualified to teach the entire Freshmen Class! There was no sign of A$AP Rocky or SchoolBoy Q on this cover either. Coincidentally, [...]
[...] to what Jay-Z would have you believe in the previous post, Biggie is always here. Thanks to mash-ups, talented nerds the world over are breathing new life [...]