REVIEW: "Surf" - Chance The Rapper and Donnie Trumpet get back to the music
We can all learn a thing or two from Chance The Rapper and DOnnie Trumpet: 1. Music should be about expression, not money 2. Hip Hop is...


Andrew Kauffmann in the "Off Season"
This story begins in a bedroom closet. It was there that a misunderstood, quiet, middle child from Ann Arbor, Michigan dreamt of being an...


El Quigg continues to grow lyrically with "Blowin' Clouds"
El Quigg dropped his latest single, "Blowin' Clouds" a few days ago, and it sounds like something you'd hear on any hip hop/rap radio...


New heat: FowL drops album, "22"
FowL dropped his highly anticipated album, "22," on Monday, following his "22" mixtape released back in the fall. "There's so much on the...
Top Ten 3/15
1. "Something To Believe In"--Fashawn feat. Nas & Aloe Blacc The Ecology, the long-anitipcated album from Fashawn recently debut under...


Sam Smith cleaned UP at the 2015 Grammys
I watched Sam Smith walk up to the stage to accept four Grammys for Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal, Record of the Year, and Song of the...


Grammys 2015: My thoughts 2 hours in...
Here we are, two hours into music's biggest night--The Grammys. The 2015 Grammys kicked off with a reminiscent performance from AC/DC,...
Top TWENTY* 1/18/15
Madeline Fetchiet | Founder/Writer 1. "Black Beetles"--Joey Bada$$ After hearing "Big Dusty" earlier this Fall, I knew more heat was...


NEW HEAT: El Quigg continues hot streak showing he's more than Fake Lorist's beat-maker
Madeline Fetchiet | Founder/Writer El Quigg, one half of the Fake Lorist duo, may be better known for his finess behind the audio board,...
Top Ten 10/27
Madeline Fetchiet | Founder/Writer 1. "Evil Knievil"--David Banner feat. Ernestine Johnson To be brief, David Banner simply goes off on...