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Interview: Small Professor on making ’86 Witness’ with Sean Price

86 Witness is a deeply personal album for producer Small Professor. He and Sean Price were already working on the project before P’s death in 2015, making this a genuine Sean Price album, not something stitched together from disparate, archived sound files. Its a worthy tribute to one of the sharpest writers in music, and … Continue reading Interview: Small Professor on making ’86 Witness’ with Sean Price

Interview: DJ 7L (of Czarface)

Czarface, aka Inspectah Deck and 7L & Esoteric, continue their run of impeccable hip-hop albums with the release of Czarface Meets Ghostface, a collaboration with Ghostface Killah. We caught up with DJ 7L to talk about his production duo The Czar-Keys, the Czar universe and more. Interview by Matt Horowitz. How exactly did The Czar-Keys, … Continue reading Interview: DJ 7L (of Czarface)

Exclusive Premiere: SmooVth – ‘Young SmooVth’ + Interview

The prolific SmooVth has just dropped a new project named Young SmooVth; a collection of unreleased and older tracks that give listeners the chance to hear some of his early work. We’re excited to be bringing you the exclusive premiere of the partial stream (you’re going to need to make the purchase to hear the … Continue reading Exclusive Premiere: SmooVth – ‘Young SmooVth’ + Interview

Playlist: Best New Music – January 2019

Grown Up Rap’s first monthly playlist of 2019 highlights what a great start to the year its been for quality hip-hop, featuring new music from Conway, Blockhead, Sean Price, Pharoahe Monch, Nolan The Ninja, Smif-N-Wessun and more. Listen to the playlist below, and then go support the artists with a purchase from wherever you buy … Continue reading Playlist: Best New Music – January 2019

Exclusive First Listen: The Legion – ‘Three The Bronx Way’ + Interview

Bronx’s The Legion are back with a new album – their first full-length project since the classic Theme + Echo = Krill almost 25 years ago. The anticipated Three The Bronx Way drops everywhere tomorrow but we’re bringing you an exclusive first listen today. Stream it below, then keep scrolling to read our interview with … Continue reading Exclusive First Listen: The Legion – ‘Three The Bronx Way’ + Interview

Exclusive Interview: Rob Sonic

Indy hip-hop mainstay Rob Sonic recently dropped a new album named Defriender, released on his own label, Skypimps Music. We spoke to him about the new project, his studio process, the classic Telicatessen, his time on Def Jux and more. Words by Matt Horowitz. Defriender is your second full-length release on Skypimps Music, correct? After 20+ years … Continue reading Exclusive Interview: Rob Sonic

Key Kool & Rhettmatic’s ‘Kozmonautz’: An Oral History

Words by John Morrison. Originally released on August 22, 1995 on the small independent start-up Up Above Records, Key Kool and Rhettmatic’s debut album Kozmonautz is a snapshot of Los Angeles’ historically rich and diverse underground Hip Hop scene. Two southern California kids, Kikuo Nishi (Key) and Nazereth Nirza (Rhettmatic) were among the first generation … Continue reading Key Kool & Rhettmatic’s ‘Kozmonautz’: An Oral History