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On Friday, September 4th, Highland Park’s Lodge Room became the meeting place for hip-hop fans as legendary MC Jeru The Damaja headlined a sold-out night celebrating the past, present, and future of underground hip-hop. The highly anticipated performance marked Jeru’s first Los Angeles appearance in more than a decade,
Here we have the 2nd extended play from Sacramento, California emcee/producer Mi$tuh G. Emerging within the underground at the beginning of this current ongoing decade off the strength of his full-length debut G Files, I myself was subsequently introduced to his music in the summer of 2020 back when the whole world shu
This is the 3rd extended play from San Diego, California emcee Sham Blak. Releasing his full-length studio debut Money Well Spent all the way back in 2013 when I was teenager, he would follow it up with his debut EP ShamRock along with the sophomore effort D Day & the previous EP The Evolution of …
Here is the 7th solo LP from Detroit, Michigan emcee/producer & Black Day in July Productions founder Bronze Nazareth. Known for his membership with the Wisemen alongside his late brother Kevlaar 7 & eventually the Wu-Tang Clan’s in-house production team the Wu-Elements, he made his solo debut The Great Migration almos
Detroit, Michigan emcee Valid surprise-dropping his 2nd mixtape. Introducing himself properly over a decade ago with Reach High, he would follow it up in 2019 getting more personal on the sophomore effort Mihajlo which I personally would recommend to anyone as the best place to start for anyone who wants to get up on V
The Hierogylphics are an alternative hip hop collective from Oakland, California comprised of de facto leader Del the Funky Homosapien, Casual, Pep Love, the Souls of Mischief, DJ Toure & producer/manager Domino. Making their full-length studio debut in 1998 with 3rd Eye Vision independently through Hieroglyphics Imper
NEWARK, NJ — What does peace look like in a city look like ? In Newark NJ The community is gathered together to take the citys faith in their own hands. What happens when the local residents celebrate community healing through various art forms. It sounds like HIP-HOP. It becomes thousands of people gathering downtown.
Hartford, Connecticut emcee Fuego Base releasing a sequel to his full-length studio debut in the form of a sophomore effort. Getting his start a few years ago off his debut EP Tell My Momma Imma Rapper, he would continue to build up his catalog by going on to drop another EP called Tell My Momma Imma Rapper Still & the
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada born albeit Compton, California raised emcee Jay Worthy showing some love to Parliament-Funkadelic with his 6th mixtape. The Alchemist produced his debut EP Fantasy Island from top to bottom, he would go onto drop 5 more EPs & a fantastic collab album with Larry June called 2 P’z in
Melbourne hip-hop artist Grey Aylen is stepping into a new chapter with the release of his latest single, GODSPEED. A track centred around ambition, self-belief and moving forward. Inspired by the SoundCloud era of artists like XXXTENTACION and Lil Uzi Vert, Grey has spent years developing his own sound and creative id
2nd studio LP of 2026 & the 16th overall from Chicago, Illinois emcee Novatore. Breaking out as a member of the Infamous Crew, he’s also built up an impressive solo career over nearly a decade by dropping 4 EPs & an acclaimed collaborative effort with A.M. Early Morning produced by Stu Bangas called Kingdom of Criminal
Finally have the 4th studio LP from Montréal, Québec, Canada emcee, producer & engineer Mike Shabb in front of us. Emerging in the spring of 2018 off his full-length debut Northwave, he would continue to make his presence known by putting out a few extended plays & mixtapes before gaining notoriety for engineering Bold
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