The Best 30 Rappers Over 30
June 2, 2009 by B-Easy · 46 Comments
A few Tuesday’s ago (May, 19th to be exact) we saw album releases from Busta Rhymes, Method Man/Redman, & of course, Eminem. This was so far the biggest release date of 2009. All three acts that I mentioned are veterans in the game and well respected by their peers. Another thing they have in common: They’re all over the age of 30 Read more
Who’s The King Of Atlanta?
February 19, 2009 by nappyafro.com Staff · 28 Comments
Why focus on “The King Of Atlanta”? Well, think about it: When Nas & Jay was battling for the crown of NYC a few years back, it was a forgone conclusion that the winner would also be the top dog in Hip-Hop. Read more
26 Things Every Hip-Hop Head Should Do Before They Die
October 15, 2008 by B-Easy · 32 Comments
Some people say Hip-Hop is dead. Others say it’s just dead to the people who liked it for the wrong reasons. Me personally, I feel that Hip-Hop will never die as long as I got love for it, but I can see how the feeling can get a little hazy in the current climate. So, to get back to the essence of the culture, we have compiled 26 Things Every Hip-Hop Head Should Do Before They Die (In no particular order). Read more
Top 10 Female MC’s Of All Time
October 12, 2007 by nappyafro.com Staff · 22 Comments
In today’s Rap game, the female MC is a dying breed. Yea, you still see lady rappers here and there, but not like back in the day. It used to be you had to have a female in the crew, but now, it seems their not detrimental (Ex. Jay-Z dropped Amil and never replaced her). Read more
40 Must Have Southern Albums
October 5, 2007 by nappyafro.com Staff · 6 Comments
Yea, we haven’t done a list in a second and once again we narrow it down by region. What’s a must have album from the South? Think about it like this: If 2Pac or Biggie came back from the dead to find out that the South is running this rap shit, what albums would you recommend he check out to catch up? Okay, maybe that was a bad example. Anyway, after numerous fist fights, gun fights, threaten resignations, and stab wounds, we present you with The 40 Must Have Southern Albums (In no particular order but alphabetical). Read more
Top 10 Southern MC’s Of All Time
August 13, 2007 by nappyafro.com Staff · 7 Comments
Who’s the best in the rap game? That’s a question heard on almost every block, written about in almost every urban magazine, and posted in just about ever rap related blog. While I don’t think this a terrible question, it is one that has been beat to death. Here on nappyafro.com, we’re gonna get a little more specific, and since the South has been running this rap shit in the last few years, why not start with that region. Read more
Top Hip-Hop Album Covers Of All Time
July 2, 2007 by nappyafro.com Staff · 1 Comment
With the rise of digital downloads and MP3 players, the album cover doesn’t mean as much as once was. Back in the past, the album cover meant a lot. It could catch you eye in the store; sometimes it even made you wanna buy the album. It was art, and it was sometimes part of the message and the music. Read more
Hip-Hop’s Top 10 Most Influential Movie Bad Guys (Thugs, Criminals, & Drug Dealers)
April 3, 2007 by nappyafro.com Staff · 2 Comments
This month we list Hip-Hop’s Top 10 Most Influential Movie Bad Guys. The reason we narrowed it down to thugs, criminals, & drug dealers is because then we’d open the door to Superfly, Dolemite, Goldie from The Mack and other characters from famous blaxploitation films. While they have had influence over Hip-Hop artists, they sometimes are just the same character with different names. On this list we just wanted the toughest and hardest of the movie characters that had the most influence on rap. Read more
Top 10 “Hottest” Rappers Of 2006
January 15, 2007 by nappyafro.com Staff · 2 Comments
Welcome to first edition (1 of 3) of The Greatest. It is here where we will list the top…anything. It could music videos, sports teams, rappers, or even video girls. This is the way it works: everyone here at nappyafro makes a list, we combine it and add it based on numbers (if you ranked number 10 you get 1 point, 9 gets 2, 8 gets 3, 7 gets 4, and so forth. So with out further delay… Read more
Top 7 Hip-Hop Albums Of 2006
January 15, 2007 by nappyafro.com Staff · 1 Comment
Welcome to first edition (1 of 3) of The Greatest. It is here where we will list the top…anything. It could music videos, sports teams, rappers, or even video girls. This is the way it works: everyone here at nappyafro makes a list, we combine it and add it based on numbers (if you ranked number 10 you get 1 point, 9 gets 2, 8 gets 3, 7 gets 4, and so forth. So with out further delay… Read more
