Their penchant for using sensationalism to draw attention overshadowed any potential artistic growth, while their controversial behavior outside of music further alienated them from the hip-hop community. In the end, their inability to demonstrate even basic proficiency in rapping has cemented th...
but plenty of us can agree on who the wack rappers are. What some feel is the bottom of the barrel, you might think is pretty great. On the other hand, rappers like Vanilla Ice, Marky Mark, and The Insane Clown Posse have been, for the most part, universally panned over the...
"My creative work is heavily influenced by my Florida roots and the vibrant LGBTQ+ community," she penned in theBillboardarticle. "Whether I'm working on choreography or undergoing a glamorous transformation, I draw inspiration from my memories of resilience and artistry of drag queens in Ybor...
As is well known, GOAT and similar best-of lists always draw their share of criticism and praise from industry pundits and the public alike. So it took a lot of deliberation and deep discussion to reason our way to what we believe is a well-thought-out, authentic list that reflects hip...
“you have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, th...
working-class people in Britain across the board. Perhaps what made Skinnyman’s debut so visceral was the wealth of life experiences he could draw from at a relatively young age, having to grow up very quickly after leaving Leeds at the age of 10 for a new home in London. Almost two ...
First things first, local support still matters. Coming from a hip-hop hotbed like Houston has its advantages and drawbacks. There are scores of potential fans and a storied lineage to draw on, but also lots of other fledgling rappers competing for airspace.KenTheManrecognized that if she cou...
making him not only respected by critics and fans, but also very wealthy. The man is a brand (OVO) but that shouldn't undermine his mark on the genre, which will be realized in quick time, when a new generation of artists will draw from inspiration from him and his willingness to embr...
Noah Shebib isn’t the name most would draw first when generating a list of the decade’s most important producers, but he should be. His fealty to a single artist probably didn’t help, but if you look at Drake’s entire body of work as 40’s contribution (be it as the physical ...
Formed in 1993, the Ghetto Mafia signed to local hip hop label, Ichiban Records, who then released their debut album, Draw the Line on May 20, 1994. The group then released 1995's Full Blooded Niggaz through Triad Records before joining Fully Loaded Records in 1996. With Fully Loaded, ...