" and "who is the greatest old school hip hop musician ever?" If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band's music instead of just voting for the most popular old school hip hop bands that you might've heard of....
In 2000, mixtapes were generally still piles of exclusive freestyles sequenced by enterprising DJs like DJ Clue–they were promotional tools, pure and simple. In the middle of the last decade, after CD burners became cheap and ubiquitous, rappers like Lil Wayne began using them to build ...
He initially gained attention with the release of his song "I Remember" featuring Lil Baby in January 2018. He has since released two mixtapes, Life B4 Fame and Life After Fame. His song "Motivation" was featured on the popular YouTube channel ‘World Star Hip Hop.’ He has also ...
Lil Wayne talks to Billboard about hip-hop's 50th anniversary, his best rappers ever and why he's not worried about AI in a new cover story interview.
These moments remind you why he’s a legend in the first place. “Ego Maniacs,” with Killer Mike and Busta Rhymes, also stands tall as a strong closer, bringing together Cube’s style with some standout performances from his guests. But outside of these highlights, the album loses its ...
“Kant Nobody” – Lil Wayne, Swizz Beatz, DMX Despite over 30 years as a top tier rapper Lil Wayne songs remain expansive adventures. The latest example is “Kant Nobody,” a rambunctious, yet controlled barrage of eclectic punchlines, free associative boasts and tightly wound rhyme schemes...
And perhaps most importantly, this was his first album not produced by Mannie Fresh, and he had the good sense to replace Fresh’s punchy ADD electro with swampy, primordial thuds that gave his jokes urgency and force. –Tom Breihan Listen: Lil Wayne: “Fireman” 177. Broadcast: The Noise...
Lil Wayne decided to drop out of high school in his hometown of New Orleans and focus entirely on his Hip-Hop career instead. And in this case, it paid off. Today, Lil Wayne is now also among the best-selling rappers of all time worldwide, while also gaining mainstream recognition over...
New track 'Tighten Up' became the band's most scrobbled track ever, now standing at over 676,000 plays. The stats show the band maintained a healthy scrobbling rate for the rest of the year as they took the record on the road, supported by The Morning Benders.Fans of Blakroc will be...
Lil Wayne decided to drop out of high school in his hometown of New Orleans and focus entirely on his Hip-Hop career instead. And in this case, it paid off. Today, Lil Wayne is now also among the best-selling rappers of all time worldwide, while also gaining mainstream recognition over...