Barring any sort of miraculous reemerged from the Frozen soundtrack, Big Sean is poised the nab his first No. 1 album for his fantastic third album, Dark Sky Paradise.
It has been long said that the music industry is just modern day take on pimps and hoes. Record labels front monies that have to be paid back in sales before an artist can recoup one red cent—a bank loan with a messed up interest rate of sorts. Even with those standard contracts in place, […]
If you’re over the age of seven, the closest you’ll probably get to a Christmas miracle is some extra money in the form of a bonus or being able to reconnect with some distant relatives.
Every January starts off with the nothing but great promise for the upcoming works in the entertaining arts. While said promise varies from being fulfilled to broken, depending on the working order of the universe, the anticipation aspect at the top of the year still keeps things exciting for the time being.
Before he made a billion dollars from headphones, Dr. Dre was going down in Hip-Hop history for his work with N.W.A and introducing the world to Snoop Dogg and Eminem. Add in production for Jay Z, Nas, and others, and the legacy just grows.
Kool & The Gang songs have transcended several musical generations and as most Hip-Hop fans were likely unaware that they were enjoying “their parents music.”
If the 2005 reconciliation between Jay Z and Nas taught Hip-Hop anything, it should be that no beef is to serious to be squashed. Granted, we should have learned that after B.I.G. and ‘Pac died, but baby steps.
Remember the excitement we shared when we visited the local newsstand to buy our favorite Rap and/or Hip-Hop publications? Now in the digital age that feeling is becoming purely nostalgia.
The G-Unit comeback has been in full swing but to longtime fans, Kidd Kidd isn’t exactly the for missing link the infamous rap posse. Of course, we’re talking about The Game, whose short-lived stint with the clique harkened comparisons to N.W.A. Yet his well publicized beef with 50 Cent became larger than life and a […]
It’s been a long time coming, but The Combat Jack Show finally got the legendary Chuck D and Bomb Squad’s Keith Shocklee to sit down and discuss some of the issues plaguing Hip-Hop, enjoyable anecdotes, and the controversial back and forth with Hot 97.
March 26, 1995, Hip-Hop lost a captivating figure in N.W.A. mastermind Eric "Eazy-E" Wright, a key creator of Gangsta Rap and the early blueprint for artists who aspired to be moguls, to A.I.D.S. On the 19th anniversary of his passing, Hip-Hop Wired spoke with a list of individuals, including his daughter Erin "E.B." Wright, about the rapper's influence on the culture.
