Noname’s “Squatter” featuring DRAM is about a very common situation. The rapper tells a story about a squatter moving into her home while she was on tour. She ultimately had to get her friends to remove the person. Noname makes a very hard situation sound like a simple inconvenience becauseContinue Reading
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Missy Elliott’s “Get Ur Freak On” led the rollout for her third album, Miss E… So Addictive. Missy’s longtime friend and producer, Timbaland, utilized elements of bhangra music to create a hypnotic Punjabi melody. This fusion of hip-hop and bhangra was unheard of at the time; fans instantly fell inContinue Reading
Sparky D, one of the earliest battle rappers in hip-hop history, has passed away at the age of 61. Born Doreen C. Broadnax, she hailed from Brownsville, Brooklyn, and was originally a member of a crew called the Playgirls, who were known for performing their raps in alphabetical order. SparkyContinue Reading