The new episode of Mass Appeal’s brilliant Rhythm Roulette series features one of our favorite producers, Oh No. Although sometimes lost under the huge shadow of his brother Madlib, Oh has proved himself to be one of the most consistent beat makers of the past decade, crafting incredible sounds for his own albums, and on … Continue reading Watch Oh No sample video games in the latest Rhythm Roulette
The latest installment of the PRhyme documentary series Raiders of the Lost Art is out now, with DJ Premier and Royce da 5’9″ inviting us further behind the scenes of their new collaborative project. What impresses most this time is just how serious both artists are taking the social media and promotion, even going as … Continue reading Watch Raiders of the Lost Art, Part III
DJ Premier and Royce da 5’9″ have been steady working together since 2002’s Rock City, an album that featured the certified banger Boom. There have been hits and misses since, but when they announced a few months back that a full length collabo was in the works, it got everyone’s attention. After weeks of teasers … Continue reading Album Review: Royce da 5’9″ and DJ Premier’s PRhyme
The second installment of Raiders of the Lost Art is now available. This time the focus is on DJ Premier, with footage of the master at work in the studio. We don’t get to see too much though, as Preem makes it clear he doesnt like to let people know a whole lot about how … Continue reading Watch Raiders of the Lost Art: Part 2
Lets be really honest for a moment. Most live hip-hop shows are disappointing. Late arrival from the artist, too much crowd hyping and not enough rapping, bad mic quality, short set lengths. We’ve experienced them all, even from some of our favorite acts. We still had high hopes for the Joey Bada$$ tour, and on … Continue reading Review: Joey Bada$$ live in London
It’s been a good week for Joey Bada$$ fans. First up was a new cryptic teaser trailer that finally gave us a solid release date for B4.DA.$$. The highly anticipated debut album will drop January 20, 2015, and although full details are yet to be released, its expected to include singles Big Dusty and Christ … Continue reading Go behind the scenes with Joey Bada$$ on tour
Former Stones Throw artist and chart-topper Aloe Blacc recently announced that he has only earned $4,000 from Pandora streams of his monster hit Wake Me Up (with Avicii), despite clocking up an incredible 168 million plays in the US. A shocking revelation, but is anyone really that surprised? The game changed beyond all recognition years … Continue reading Why Aloe Blacc getting ripped off is no big surprise
Images of MF Doom without the mask on are rare. Dig around YouTube and you’ll find some of those old KMD videos with him in, back when he was known as Zed Love X. Since then though, clear shots of the man with the government name Daniel Dumile have been hard to come by. Look … Continue reading Rare old video of MF Doom way before the mask
Hip-hop production has changed and evolved many times since the late 80s, swaying back and forth between old styles and futuristic ones. The basics don’t change much though, with most tracks roughly sticking to the classic structure of the first two golden eras: Short into with ad-libs, or cuts and scratches. Verse 1, hook. Verse … Continue reading Why we miss the classic hip-hop breakdown
Just when we thought the hype around Run the Jewels 2 couldn’t get any hyper, a special press conference in New York City last night took the situation into overdrive. El-P and Killer Mike were joined on stage by none other than Nas, who seems to be taking his role as Mass Appeal boss seriously. … Continue reading Nas previews new J Dilla track at Run the Jewels press event
