Big K.R.I.T. is not your typical mainstream rapper. He's one of those hardcore rappers that's regarded as an underground phenomenal talent, despite the fact that he has a couple of projects to his name and been around for more than a decade. Even so, he shows up in K.R.I.T. IZ HERE, the artist's 4th studio album,... Continue Reading →
February 2019 went down rough as far as Black History month is concerned with certain somebodies acting a fool the entire time (naming them is giving the power). Leave it to Solange Luther King Knowles to swoop in and be captain save-a-people When I Get Home nicely bridges the gap between Black History Month and the... Continue Reading →
Dr Dre, despite his MAJOR lifestyle flaws(read Michel'le), is undoubtedly one of greater statesmen in hiphop, dead or alive. The self-made billionaire introduced the world to the talented Anderson .Paak who embodies hip hop soul in 2015. And we have been blessed since. .Paak has collaborated on some dope projects with Kendrick Lamar on To Pimp... Continue Reading →
It is very refreshing to hear rap age so fine. It's a feat that we haven't witnessed as much in past generations. There is a faction of rappers that seem to have mustered still creating top-tier rap even after years of existing in the genre without sounding like they are stuck in a time vault... Continue Reading →
Afro-soul singer Wanja Wahoro is a plethora of artistic talent. Not only is the Kenyan rising star a gifted composer and songwriter, the jazzy musician is additionally a multi-instrumentalist. She started off covering songs and her sultry renditions of Amy Winehouse and Lauryn Hill that sparked her some notoriety speaks to her versatile influences in... Continue Reading →
Native Sun is a boy band that formed in 2008, on a quest to uphold the culture by fusing hip hop with African rhythms. The trio based in Indianapolis and of Caribbean and African descent, is inclusive of the talented Brandon Meeks who plays the bass, Sleepy on the drums and B Young who’s the... Continue Reading →
2018 has seen female rap flourish. From City Girls' Period, Kashdoll's Brat Mail, Cupcake's Euphoria, Cardi B's Invasion of Privacy and Nicki Minaj's Queen, the women are earning their stripes as formidable forces in rap. Stripper music should be a genre and all proceeds credited to T-Pain the GOAT for making it mainstream (refer to... Continue Reading →
Queen is Nicki Minaj's fourth studio album after a 4 year long hiatus from its predecessor The Pinkprint. The rapper has had to prove herself in the wake of the rise of female hip hop in 2018 Nicki has been running the monopoly on female MC's for nearly a decade as the reigning MC's Eve,... Continue Reading →
Technically, H.E.R's I Used To Know Her isn't an actual album but an EP that is the prelude to the artist's debut album (but what really is the difference though) H.E.R is one of R&B's enigmatic artistes who has been trying to keep 'incog-negro' by preferring to stay in the shadows and donning sunglasses always.... Continue Reading →
Most would say that they were put on to Teyana Taylor following her steamy dance routine on Kanye's Fade Video. Which is such a shame because baby girl's been around. Her solid debut album VII, somewhat 5 years ago, catapulted her into the R&B charts. KTSE (Keep That Same Energy) finally shines the light on... Continue Reading →
