Rap & Hip-Hop

Whether inspiring audiences through music, movies television, books or his foundation, Common continues to break new ground, and remains to be one of hip-hops most innovative, positive voices. His new album, THE DREAMER, THE BELIEVER delivers the...

Whether artistically, or characteristically, he purposefully maneuvers between the parallels of inconceivable experiences and extraordinary fantasies. From the factual to the fictitious, there's seemingly no end to the number of unique narratives or...

When making this album, I wanted to do something that creatively pushed a button. Something that served a purpose while trying to understand both sides of the fence that it represents. The idea of a fictional character, Franklin Saint, and what his...

When Leon Michels and El Michels Affair released their first record, Sounding Out The City, in 2005, it was hard to guess what was next for Michels and his then-introduced, now-patented "cinematic soul" sound. Now, four EMA studio albums and scores of...

When it comes to Philly Soul music, it is no secret that Butch Ingram is one of the most prolific producers on the scene, with a career of producing and promoting the music for well over 5 decades. Who better then to pay tribute to his colleague and...

When Ice-T with Body Count were doing his controversial "Cop-Killer", and Bone-Thugz-n-Harmony were glorifying the Gangsta mentality in Atlanta, Georgia, the hip-hop group Arrested Development released their debut with exactly the opposite themes. Their...

When hip-hop fans mention the Living Legends Crew - the 8 member collective from California that kicked open the doors for rap music that highlighted the everyday man - they often think of two members: Murs and The Grouch. While the two built a name for...

When Aesop Rock debuted in the late 90s with Music For Earthworms and Appleseed, Blockhead was also a part of the process, not only as a producer, but also helping coordinate sales of the CDRs to hungry Hip Hop fans. Blockhead and Aesop continued to...

What It Means To Be A King is the first posthumous album from late Chicago legend, King Von. Known as one of the great storytellers in modern hip-hop, Von's untimely passing in November 2020 came on the verge of him reaching superstardom, with his album...

What happens when you lock Slug of Atmosphere, I Self Devine of the Micranots, Musab aka Beyond and Swift the 90 of Phull Surkle in the basement for a few weeks with some beats from Ant and press record? Well, 17 tracks later they emerge as Sept Sev Sev...

What happens when an Austrian rap producer with a history of more than 20 years in the game, teams up with some of his favorite MC's from the US? First of all, great music. But wait a second, who's that guy? Flip is a veteran producer and rap enthusiast...

What do you get when your nightclub or school dance is entranced by 2 sassy girls and 4 riotous young men fresh out of high school? Crime Mob! Lil Scrappy and Lil Jon's BME Recordings imprint couldn't have offered a more potent dose of Crunk energy in...