QUANNUM - Solesides Greatest Bumps The records from the Solesides – now Quannum – stable can be split into two categories: some of them are solid and consistent albums, now true classics (Nia, Endtroducing...); and some others are more heterogeneous, […]
STYLES OF BEYOND - 2000 Fold Though they caused a sensation with it, the Styles of Beyond were not complete newcomers by the time they released their 2000 Fold album, in 1998. The year before, Ryu (the White guy) and Takbir (the Black one) had already been designated Best New Artists by the Wake up Show. And those friends of Mike Shinoda, the future star of Linkin Park, were also protégés of Divine Styler, who produced some tracks and designed the cover art of their first album, this connection being due to the fact that Tak's big brother, Bilal Bashir, had been Divine Styler's beatmaker and, like him, a member of Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate.
MR. LEN - Interview A few months ago, as part of our Indie Rap Series, we asked Bigg Jus to share with us his diagnosis about the independent rap wave of the late 90's, a wave where he played a critical part, with Company Flow. Two opinions […]
SNOW THA PRODUCT - Unorthodox Kreayshawn, Lil Debbie, V-Nasty, Iggy Azalea, Kitty Pride and so many others… The new decade started with an eruption of female rappers, whose particularity, in addition to their gender, was their white skins. Truth be […]
CHIEF KEEF - Back From The Dead It is no coincidence if, in February this year, Chief Keef announced the release of a mixtape called Back From The Dead 2. While titling it as the release that revealed him, the figurehead of Chicago's drill music scene […]
