My son sent me the above freestyle rap. It raises all sorts of interesting issues and questions. The rapper is Black Thought, who was born Tariq Luqumaan...
Category - Hip-Hop
HT: DW A Tribe Called Quest, which is considered by some to the best hip-hop group ever, was formed in 1985 by childhood friends in St. Alban’s Queens. It...
It’s fun on a random day to check out whose birthday it is. June 8 is pretty random — James Comey’s testimony in Washington notwithstanding...
HT: EAW At its core, Cuban music relies on “calidos.” That, according to Insight Cuba, refers to “a type of social unification” that...
I heard this on the radio the other night. Very nice.
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The best Christmas song ever. And not by a little bit. Also check out “King of Rock,” featuring old David Letterman stooge Larry “Bud”...
I was certain, when I heard this song on the radio yesterday, that I was getting in on the ground floor of what would become a big hit. I got back home, looked...
Here is the bio from new music from hip hop artist Freddy D: Born on March 5, 1982, an artist by the name of Freddy D from Long island, Ny. Frederick Smith aka...
Airick Smith is a hip hop artist in Los Angeles. Smith, who records using the name Quest Soul reached out to me through Twitter, probably after seeing The...
The Beastie Boys started as a hard core rock band in 1981. They migrated to rap and hip hop and, in 1985, toured behind Madonna. The group released...
