J Dilla Produced What?!
J Dilla has contributed an incredible amount of genius to the Hip-Hop and R&B industries; so much so that he is and will forever be considered one of the greatest…
6 Songs To Add To Your Summer Sixteen Playlist
Summertime in Los Angeles is one of the best seasons of the year. You can roll down your windows, bump music, drive through the streets until sunset or chill out…
Silverscreens & Drum Machines: An Ageless Tale of Narration
Growing Up Hip Hop… Music is to movies what bread is to sandwiches (BARS!). It’s no wonder why recent films like Straight Out of Compton, DOPE, and the soon to…
How Appropriate Is Appropriate?
Cultural Appropriation. Personally. I Don’t get it. I understand how people may feel caution, from foreign participants, in their native traditions. Similar to being robbed but instead of your Playstation…
YG’s “Still Brazy” Is A Masterpiece Of Its Own
Ever since artists like Too $hort and N.W.A burst onto the scene in the late 1980s, the West Coast has been recognized as a hotbed for incredible and diverse rap…