
It Started With A Beat: Ashley "AK" King Been Bout Dat
"Protect me Lord from all these vultures," Ashley "AK" King declares on Been Bout Dat, the first single from her I Go By AK EP. King,...

Because Women Talk: Why The Industry Prefers One Female Rapper At A Time
Remember the phrase 'knowledge is power'? Well if you believe that, then you should know that ignorance is also bliss. This couldn't be...

Shawnna Announces New Music Dropping Next Week
Since being featured on Ludacris' What's Your Fantasy in the early 2000's, Shawnna has made some impressive moves in the world of...

Power To The Publisher: You Had A Classic On Ya Hands
It was all a dream I used to read Word Up magazine Salt'n'Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine Hangin' pictures on my wall Every...

Who You Callin A.... Female Rapper!?
"If you call me a bitch, make sure you put THE BADDEST in front of it." - Trina Let's take it back, back to what many consider to be the...

Pain & Pleasure: Tink's Listening Mixer
Going into the event I really didn’t know what to expect. This was my first industry experience & I must say I was impressed. Everything...

First Of It's Kind: Queens of Hip Hop Concert
PTO ✔ Ticket ✔ Flight ✔ Hotel ✔ Credit Card with 100% available balance in case of a sale...I mean emergency. ✔✔ March 17th 2018....

It's A Thin Line Between Love And Hate: Hip-Hop Fans & Cardi B's Success
I don't typically do disclaimers cause I'm entitled to my opinion, even the one's that no one asked for, however, considering the...

Female Rap Beef: Bishes Is Petty, Y'all Know That 🤷🏿♀️
In the words of Joe Budden, 'I love rap beef', the shit gets my dick hard. Of course I don't have a dick, but now you understand my level...

Media Minaj: The Miscommunication & Misinterpretation of Nicki Minaj
main·stream - the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are regarded as normal or conventional; the dominant trend in opinion, fashion, or...

Trendset-tah: Are You Creating The Wave or Just Following
According to Dexterway on Urban Dictionary, 'the wave' is defined as 'the hype like what everyone is doing', which pretty much summarizes...

The Unappreciated Art of the Female Flow
Whether anyone wants to admit it or not, the Hip-Hop community hasn't been this amped about a collective of female MC's for a while....

Men Lie, Women Lie, Numbers Don't...Unless You're Drake
Highlights from the 2017 Billboard awards filled my timeline last month and although I didn't watch, I didn't feel like I missed a thing....

Whats Beef!? Beef Is When You... Profit Off The Opps
What's beef? Beef is when you...create a marketing strategy centered around the ancient proverb, 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend'....

She Rap Better Than Ya Mans Tho: Buddy Can't Even Freestyle
Since dropping his highly anticipated album Damn, Kendrick Lamar's new album has been the topic of pretty much any, if not all,...

Hip-hop Is Our Lemonade: When Did You Fall In Love?
I fell in love with Hip-hop in 02′. I was 13 years old, walking through the playground of McCosh Elementary (now Emmett Till) listening...

Bars & Jokes: What's Hip-hop Without Comedy?
Remember Elroy? Not the Jetson's son, but Elroy from Martin, the mechanic. The one who had the song stuck in his head...' don't you know...

The Get Down: Everybody Needs A Ra-Ra.
When it comes to stepping outside the box or following your dreams, for the most part, everyone gets that same speech. Real friends...

Opinions & HipHop: Who Made You A F **kin Critic
I've always been fascinated with critics. It started with Siskel and Ebert and then Ebert and Roeper as a kid. As my taste and interest...






















