Too Short’s “Blow The Whistle” was a career resurgence for him that combined the energy of crunk music and the Bay Area’s hyphy movement. The Oakland, California, rap legend was living in Atlanta and had already worked with crunk producer Lil Jon in the past. Both styles were similar inContinue Reading
Public Enemy, De La Soul, Cypress Hill, and more are scheduled to perform at Hip-Hop 101: From New York To The Bay, a one-day concert at Oakland Arena. The show takes its name from the role the artists played in hip-hop’s Golden Era. Dilated Peoples, Mistah F.A.B., and Too $hortContinue Reading
Los Angeles – Latin rapper Invinceable first scorched the hip hop scene in 2009/2010 with a speed of light lyrical flow that critics said was rivaled only by Chicago’s own, Twista. Decades later and Invinceable is still rumbling ten toes deep in the game. The rapper/entrepreneur/podcaster is celebrating the one year anniversary of his steamyContinue Reading
Sunday night The Grammys celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with a lineup of some of the most prominent rappers of the genre. Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Run DMC, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Queen Latifah, Salt-N-Pepa, Rakim, Mr. Scarface, Busta Rhymes, Too Short, Ice-T, Method Man, Lil Baby, GloRilla, LL Cool JContinue Reading