KRS-One & Buckshot|Survival Skills

Typically, when we think of Pro Black, prideful, conscious rap, KRS-One tends to triumphantly erupt from our souls as the poster child and is highly regarded as a top 5 emcee…probably more like top 3. It doesn’t take much effort or digging to get into a Read more

Independent Spotlight: Jeff Johnson – “Breezin’”

I don’t know if you know this, but we get A LOT of music submissions. It is plenty of people out there making music, some of it is good, some of it is GARBAGE. You don’t have to worry about Read more

Ill Bill|The Hour of Reprisal

I was reading comments people posted, and it seemed like a large number of people actually were interested in an review of this album. I am a huge fan of Ill Bill and Non Phixion Records in general, so I thought why not?I can’t front and pretend I know all about Ill Bill so this summary will be fairly short. Started off rhyming with his brother, Necro, someone you should definitely check out if you haven’t already. Read more

The Numbers Game: Three 6 Debuts At #5

We at it again; time for another edition of The Numbers Game. It’s here where we talk about who sold what in the past week. In this edition, we have 4 debut but only 2 in the Top 50 (And only 1 is a Hip-Hop/Rap album). Three 6 Mafia does surprisingly well, Dwele does respectable numbers with his 4th album, while Bobby Digital & Immortal Technique land in the 100’s (Is Digi Snacks still a 4 Star album now King Jerm?) Read more

Immortal Technique|The 3rd World

He’s probably the most decorated unheard of rapper in the history of Hip-Hop. He also is very angry. Immortal Technique IS the mad rapper. He’s not mad from hate, but mad about the state of all things political. Tech makes his moves on the underground scene with songs and topics that are usually too socially risky for radio. With the title of The 3rd World, I wonder if this is more of the same. Read more