The city of Chicago was set ablaze with the release of Chief Keef’s "I Don’t Like." The Young Chop-produced track popularized the city’s drill sound, which established a new influx of talent bred from the Windy City and a subgenre later adapted by UK and New York rappers likeFivio...
"I'm Makaveli's offspring, I'm the King of New York, King of the Coast; one hand I juggle 'em both," Lamar raps before name-dropping some of the top rappers of the time, fromDraketoJ.Cole. Whether you've been a fan of Lamar since before his crown-snatching verse or you find ...
Live performances supporting another artist, often rappers Parties Cruise ships A Day In the Life of a DJ Many DJs work weekend nights, with the most popular nights being Thursday through Saturday when all of the parties and concerts typically happen. Shifts are usually a few hours long. ...
the DJ would play music and the MC encouraged guest to have fun. Parties went on MCs slowly started to rhyme while they were performing. Hip-Hop was only played live at first until Sugar Hill Gang released Rappers Delight in 1979. Rappers Delight was a huge success for hip-hop. Personally...
I believe that the artists that get in the booth and pour out their thoughts and emotions through rhymes and storytelling are enough to gain my respect. Many rappers in the game fit into this category of being genuine and not ashamed to be themselves, however, there is a switch that I am...
If you make great music, there are lots of opportunities for you to get paid for your songs. And you can further leverage your brand for other money making opportunities. Where Do You Even Start? And that’s pretty much it – that’s how you become aprofessional singeror rapper and buil...
With a new buyer looking to purchase BET soon, the network’s future focus and how much it emphasizes hip-hop will be closely watched. Rapper Too Short said BET should continue to serve the Black community’s needs. “’Teen Summit’ was the best show ev...
as a blessing. As fate. What he succeeded at would have God in it, somewhere. What he failed at would not. He embraced his own lack of control: “Things that you push so hard to get, and they don't work out—I don't dwell on them as much, because she said that. You know?
In my city, we had Mr. Bigg. We had C-Nile. We had Rich Boi. That was pretty much it, you know, from my era growing up. Before them -- before me, they had Dirty Boyz, stuff like that. Outside of Alabama, what rappers were you listening to?
With a new buyer looking to purchase BET soon, the network’s future focus and how much it emphasizes hip-hop will be closely watched. Rapper Too Short said BET should continue to serve the Black community’s needs. “’Teen Summit’ was the best show ever,” he said. “Just for kids...