interview

Fong-Sai-U: Ballads of a Massacre

Emcee and producer Fong-Sai-U is trying to bring the griminess back to Hip-Hop. Raised in Washington D.C. and now residing…

11 years ago

A Conversation with MC Lyte

Every conversation about the best female emcees begins with MC Lyte. Lyte is the first female artist to release a…

11 years ago

Hasan Salaam: Life in Black & White

There’s nothing black and white about New Jersey emcee Hasan Salaam. From his music, to his activism, to his role…

11 years ago

A-Villa: Carry on Tradition

  Chicago producer A-Villa pulled off the impossible. During his infancy in beat-making, Villa honed his craft while simultaneously politicking…

11 years ago

A Conversation with Apollo Brown & Ras Kass

Merriam-Webster describes the word 'blasphemy' as “great disrespect shown to God or to something holy” but Apollo Brown and Ras Kass…

11 years ago

Rapsody: Beauty and the Beast

The first lady of Jamla Records, Rapsody has been on a tear. After blessing 2013 with the She Got Game…

11 years ago

Juice: Bar’d Up

In the 1993 KRS-One song ‘Outta Here’ he spit the rhyme, “Some said all they wanna do is battle, they can’t write…

11 years ago

Mama Sol: Inside Out

Mama Sol is a poet, teacher, motivational speaker, and an emcee. Her music and her life is filled with messages…

11 years ago

Edo.G: After All These Years

With over twenty years under his belt in the business of rap Boston based emcee Edo.G continues to produce excellent…

12 years ago

Rhymefest on AAHH! Fest

This past weekend the first annual AAHH! Fest took place at Union Park in Chicago. The event featured an all-star…

12 years ago