Turn Yo’ Headphones Up: 2009 Edition [Mixtape]
Here is a mix that I’ve been working on – a late Christmas gift for our viewers. There are a total of 3 mixtapes below. The files are zip, so they just need to be extracted after downloading. And in case you’re wondering, that’s Brother Ali in the background during Paid Dues last March.
Disc 1: [...]
Cormega|Born And Raised
It’s been awhile since Cormega has dropped a solo record. You can say this is his third official studio record. Who Am I? is a soundtrack album; The Testament was a shelved by Def Jam which was suppose to release around 1996; And Legal Hustle was a compilation album for his record company. Now [...]
BET Hip Hop Awards 2009: The Cyphers
By now, we all should know that the best part of the BET Hip Hop Awards is the cyphers. Last year’s crop of rappers involved were good but this year they got such talent as KRS-One, Mos Def, Joe Budden, Nicki Minaj, Wale, and Eminem
The Numbers Game: Jay-Z Still #1 + Kid Cudi, Drake, Lil’ Boosie Debut In Top 10
I guess we can stop bitching about the lack of Hip-Hop album releases (Well, at least for this week), because we have 7 Hip-Hop debuts on the charts this week. Yeah. I can’t even do any rambling in this intro. Let’s just get to the numbers
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
The Alchemist|Chemical Warfare
We here at nappyafro are a family and when I got word that my bro KAJ wouldn’t be able to get the album review in for The Alchemist’s Chemical Warfare album, I didn’t mind stepping in and supporting my fam (that’s what we do!).
Boogie Down Productions|By All Means Necessary [1988]
The Golden Age in Hip-Hop was essentially a Harlem Renaissance of the Hip-Hop community. Hip-Hop wasn’t even 20 years old when we it reached the mastery and embrace of the Golden Age. Creativity, expression, and various
EPMD|We Mean Business
No group has ever meant business like EPMD. Parrish Smith and Erick Sermon are the epitome of business. Erick and Parrish have been makin’ dollars for over 20 years now. They released their first album in ‘88 (Strictly Business) and have been East Coast legends since. As a group they have faced a fair share [...]
Song of the Week: Old School Edition
CLASS IS IN SESSION! I know a lot of our readers know their history, but for the ones that don’t…I got a some gems for you right here! Normally, SOTW is just that..a song, but you know that King Jerm lives by his own set of rules. I gave you SIX. I know B-Easy [...]
