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2020 has been wild. And while some are crying that it’s been boring and uneventful, true hip hop heads are enjoying a renaissance with the best albums of 2020. In a year like no other, hip hop artists were dropping albums that prove that hip hop is far from dead. And in fact, may have…
Today would have been Jimi Hendrix’s 78th birthday. Born in 1942, the rock and guitar legend was a counter-culture icon in the 1960s. I was first introduced to Hendrix’s deep cuts in high school, around the first time I was also introduced to an innocuous substance known as LSD. All innocent on that little piece…
As the weeks pass and they almost seem to be blending together, artists are creating new music rapidly. In fact, something I always look forward to each week are new music Fridays, where many folks release fresh projects and new tracks. This past week, we heard some new collaborations from some talented artists. I’ve created…
What a week it has been Loud News Net fans! I’m tired, blazed, and well on my way to inebriation. Before the screen gets to blurry. I’m going to leave you some quick hits for this shit-eating-grin of a Saturday night. Joe Biden Wins the Presidency It was a beautiful thing this week to see…
Even if sexism dominates the airwaves, female singers control the charts. This year, we’ve heard some unlikely combinations from various female rappers and singers. If you’re looking for a new song to add to a party playlist or bump while driving around, I got you. Keep these songs on rotation, support femme artists! Below, I’ve…
25 years ago on Halloween Cypress Hill released, potentially the illest, most overlooked album of their catalog – III (Temples of Boom). The band had previously reached pop stardom with their mega-hit Insane in the Brain off their Black Sunday LP. Temples of Boom was long anticipated. For some, it was a disappointment due to…
Aminé’s third album, Limbo, is my top album of 2020 thus far. The album features hip hop and R&B royalty like Young Thug, Summer Walker, and Injury Reserve. On top of a well crafted album, the videos that accompany are creative and were created during COVID-19. When we look back at the pandemic in ten…
Midwest hip hop has a mind of its own, no artists rely on one similar style. In the 1990s, some Midwestern artists that made a name for themselves include Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Eminem, and Tech N9ne. Midwest hip hop has grown immensely since the ’90s and has birthed artists like Juice Wrld, Kanye West, Eminem, and…
I started listening to hip hop in the 1980s with the likes of Beastie Boys, Run DMC, and Public Enemy. However, 90s hip hop is the era that was most formative in my teen years. 90s hip hop was relevant in all areas of life. The diverse landscape of 90s rap included partying, politics, hustling,…
Public Enemy is back with a new album and of course it has a provocative title. What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? dropped on September 25, 2020. It was Chuck D and Flavor Flav’s first album on Def Jam in over 20-years. P.E.‘s solidarity has been one of much controversy with internal…
