There’s plenty of mystery surrounding the life and work of Madlib. One of hip hop’s famed producers, his discography seems to grow with a regularity paradoxically shrouded in uncertainty. When artist-producer Four Tet let slip news of an upcoming collaborative project between the two, the months from October until this January were a mix of…
It’s a common theme throughout the music industry that vocal artists generally receive the fame and notoriety of the biggest hits. Although their impact can’t be overstated, the fact remains that the hip hop beat makers behind the studio laptop rarely get the attention and respect they deserve! Although it’s likely that you’ve heard of…
The last week of January was packed with content for the hip hop heads in the back. We’re talking Pharoahe Monch interviews, Rugged Man AMAs, and a mysterious Doc D (or Logic?) mixtape. We’ve compiled the necessary details to keep you in the know, read on to get caught up in the hottest stories this…
In a late 80’s Sacramento Highschool, two teenagers planted the roots of hip hop stardom in their lives. Tim Parker (soon to be known as Gift of Gab) and Xavier Mosley (a.k.a Chief Xcel) went through the last few grades of school together, but it wouldn’t be until their University years that the duo would…
Pharoahe Monch (or Monchhichi, as he was known in his High School of Art and Design) was destined for fame and acclaim from a young age. Growing up with the golden age of hip hop unfolding in front of him, it was clear from the get-go that rap music was his fate. A beatboxer in…
2021 started off right with a few quality releases, and I’m not just talking albums. Griselda dropped their first film Conflicted, starring Benny the Butcher himself and the writer-actor Deuce King. A tale of an ex-con and his fight to avoid the street life that did him in the first time, it’s a familiar trope.…
It has been a slightly slower week for the hip hop industry, and an even slower one for the underground. We dug into this week’s headlines for you, finding the hottest videos, interviews, and releases for you to indulge in. This week, we got quality music videos, intimate Hopsin vlogs, and the latest on the…
There isn’t enough to talk about NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. Tiny Desk Concerts began as a quaint side project in the year 2008 at the NPR studio. Now about 12 years and approximately 1,000 performances later, this series is now a music industry mainstay and has become a common ground for artists from different…
Music has always reflected the culture and society that it was cultivated in. Hip hop naturally has long been at the forefront of social commentary music. With the more underground and activist-minded artists having plenty of time to cook up in quarantine, conscious protest songs came to light nearly throughout the entire past year. The…
In the first article of our new weekly underground hip hop news round-up, we bring you the biggest stories this week so you can find all the hottest happenings in one spot. The second week of the new year has only proven that 2021 isn’t going to be any more of a walk in the…
