Independent Spotlight: Big Raw

What’s good, people? As you already know, 2009 is the year of the Independent Artist here at nappyafro.com. We are committed to becoming the BEST Hip-Hop site ever created. Allow me to introduce ya’ll to Big Raw, a rapper reppin’ both North New Jersey & Albany, NY Read more

The Numbers Game: Rick Ross Is #1

Deeper Than Rap did what most expected and debuted on the top of the charts. He sold over 150,000 copies in his first week. I’m not gonna get too heavy into the chart performance of Ricky’s new album since i already covered it in a previous Read more

Poll Question: Did Deeper Than Rap Flop?

After all the speculation, we finally know how much Rick Ross’ third album, Deeper Than Rap, sold in it’s first week. It entered the charts at #1 and sold over 150,000 copies. Ever since the projected numbers came out last week, we’ve gotten e-mails Read more

Song of the Week: Drake feat. Nicki Minaj – “Best I Ever Had (remix)”

The big homie Saule Wright inboxed me this joint on Tuesday, and ever since he put me on to it I have had this song on repeat. Now don’t get me wrong, the original is FIRE. Read more

Top 5 Ways NOT To Promote Your Music

By now you already know that B-Double drops knowledge. You already know we cool (There was this mixtape we did together a few weeks back…). Well, pull up a chair because B-Dub is dropping more science and this time he’s giving recommendations Read more

If I Were Starting A Label…

Let’s imagine that I had the capital to start a label, only caveat is that it had to consist of all YouTube artists. Now, before you scoff, your man Soulja Boy came from YouTube as well as So So Def’s newest artist Dondria. There is some legit talent on there, and yea, there are some Read more

Certified Banger: Kalia Williams

You ever wanted to visit Hawaii? Want another reason? Coming out of Oahu, I present Kalia. If this is how they making them in the 50th state, I’m getting my plane ticket now. The body is nice; not too much but enough to get right. And a pretty face Read more

Mike Jones|The Voice

When most people hear the name Mike Jones, they say ,”Who?”. They’re either in on the joke or they have no clue who he is. When I heard Mike Jones went DOUBLE platinum off of his debut studio album Who Is Mike Jones?; I found myself not saying “who” but more like… WHAT?! Read more

Taking Off Your Cool: “Black, Maybe”

I will state this now. This column is NOT an issue of color or race. It’s a deeper issue that happens to be rooted in it, unnecessarily I might add. I debated writing this a number of times, but I feel somebody needs to say it Read more

Eminem – “3am”

Yeah, I know we late with this. If you ain’t already got this, here’s Marshall Mathers’ new single “3am”. For those that thought the psychopathic Slim Shady of old was dead and gone, I guess this disproves that. Read more

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