Wale Returns To Go-Go With ‘Miracle On U Street’
Original fans of D.C.’s biggest rapper, Wale, know that he got his start rhyming over go-go beats crafted by production…
Tag: Hip-Hop
Diamond District Gets Out There On Its New Remix Album
Diamond District might love its dusty soul samples and classic ’90s vibes. But never accuse D.C.’s best hip-hop group of…
Wu-Tang’s Fabulous Fabulist Returns
Ghostface Killah’s new 36 Seasons is a concept album with a big cast. It stars his Tony Starks alter ego in dense action scenes.
SmCity’s Confident Gambit Into Hip-Hop’s ‘Critical Years’
“I apologize for my lateness/Finalizin’ my greatness” raps Simeon “SmCity” Booker during “Cinematic Moment,” one of the centerpiece tracks on Empire…
Listen To Pinky KillaCorn’s Tribute To Mike Brown
Since news first emerged about the fatal shooting of Mike Brown by police officer Darren Wilson, musicians have been paying…
First Listen: PRhyme, ‘PRhyme’
The collaborative project made by rapper Royce Da 5′ 9″ and producer DJ Premier is in actual fact a hardcore rap fan’s dream come true.
First Listen: Ghostface Killah, ’36 Seasons’
A superstar cast made a real life love story — disguised as an action movie — just because.
D.C. Rapper Asheru Explores Black Costa Rica In A New Video
When veteran D.C. rapper Asheru decided he wanted to make his 2013 record Sleepless in Soweto, which looks at black culture…
For D.C. Hip-Hop Crew’s Videos, A Director Steeped In Jonze And Gondry
At first glance, the videos for Diamond District’s “First Step” and The 1978ers’ “OneNine7-T-8” look pretty familiar, with their guerilla-style…
Track Work: The 1978ers, ‘Sacreligious’
“God is good,” rapper yU proclaims at the beginning of “Sacreligious” (sic), a standout from his exceptional new album with…
First Listen: Your Old Droog, ‘Your Old Droog’
If this is the first time you’re hearing of somebody called Your Old Droog, don’t even trip.
Ace Cosgrove Smokes A Bowl, Chases A Ride On Bus In His New Video
Ace Cosgrove is a young guy with old problems. Housing, money, employment: His troubles aren’t first world, they’re old world….
Gaithersburg MC Logic Releases His Def Jam Debut
Logic—the Maryland rapper who broke out last year after landing on XXL‘s Freshman cover and quickly inking a deal with…
Chaz French: ‘I Thought I Would Be Dead’
Raised in a religious household, rapper Chaz French has found his faith tested more than a few times in his…
Track Work: Ace Cosgrove, ‘Burning Slums’
A year ago, when young rapper Ace Cosgrove found himself in the depths of depression, cash-strapped and living with his…
Track Work: Dunc, ‘Through The Storm’
In 2009, Maryland producer Duncan Wintermyer emerged as a young producer with an old soul. His drums pulled from 1990s…
Could Bombay Knox Give D.C. Hip-Hop The Boost It Needs?
On a narrow road off Rhode Island Avenue in Hyattsville, Maryland, a plain, squat building sits nestled in a grubby…
Track Work: Diamond District, ‘First Step’
Five years after the D.C.-rooted hip-hop trio unveiled its acclaimed full-length debut, Diamond District is gearing up to drop its followup…
Rap Mogul ‘Suge’ Knight Shot At West Hollywood Nightclub
The founder and CEO of Black Kapital Records and Death Row Records is reportedly out of surgery after suffering multiple gunshot wounds.
Track Work: Ras Nebyu, ‘Queens’
This song contains explicit lyrics. Ras Nebyu doesn’t have time for misogynistic rap music. He admits that he’s no saint—the…