It’s more or less the hottest part of the summer, and sometimes that means you spend a day inside relaxing. Despite clubs and the like just barely beginning to reopen from the pandemic, you can dive right into the culture of hip-hop from your living room. At Loud News Net, we’ve collected our four favorite…
Early in 2020, grizzled Buffalo rapper Conway The Machine announced online that he was already planning his retirement after a handful of final releases, and La Maquina wasn’t one of them. Although it seemed premature, no one could blame him wanting to go out in what is unarguably his prime. It seems plans have changed,…
As the nation reopens through 2021, every industry is seeing things set in motion once again. The rap industry is no different, and suddenly we’re facing a deluge of new drops from all of our favorite underground hip hop artists. But no need to be overwhelmed, we’ve collected the best 5 albums so far this…
De La Soul symbolized a lot of things to different people. They represented real hip hop. They didn’t fit in the industry commercially, and they were always undoubtedly themselves. As rappers began stepping from the underground to the limelight in the mid-’90s, the things that defined De La Soul became more obvious than ever. The…
Tyler, The Creator has been doing him since the start. Whether that means Flower Boy bops or themes like IGOR, you can always count on the Odd Future founder to come through with quality tunes. Hip hop heads everywhere celebrated at the sound of the first single (dropped one week early) for CALL ME IF…
26 years ago, according to Andre 3000, the south had something to say. A year later, Outkast was back with their sophomore release ‘ATLiens’ to prove it. Outkast’s ‘ATLiens’ Turns 25 Years Old In a rap game dominated by New York star power, Atlanta wasn’t supposed to be the next big thing. At the…
As alluded to by the title Portishus, Hus Kingpin locked down the mood of 90’s Portishead albums to produce his cleanest project yet. A wavy mix of muted instrumentals and stream-of-consciousness bars unlocks doors to the Brooklyn-born rapper’s mind. Arriving on January 21st, the release rang in his presence for the new year, which includes…
“You know, I’m saying the Tribe, De La, P.E., you know what I’m saying… They were like our big brothers in the game so now we are the little brothers of that movement. They were like our big brothers in the game, now they got a little brother following in their footsteps and carrying on…
Underground Essentials is a bi-weekly installment dedicated to only the most necessary of underground acts. In the past, we have covered many 90’s and early 2000’s names such as Pharoahe Monch and Dilated Peoples, but this week we crank the clock forward and take a deep dive into the enigmatic MAVI. Omavi Minder is the…
Welcome back to the weekly Underground 411! We gather all the latest news most pertinent to Loud News Net and the hip hop underground. Lately we’ve had plenty of releases and hype for upcoming music. Let’s dig in! Ghostface Killah and Raekwon Billed For Next Swizz Beatz “Verzuz” Battle Verzuz is Swizz Beatz’ latest…
