I clearly remember hip hop's transition from the more innocent, and even militant persona bestowed upon it by East Coast rappers, into the more aggressive art form introduced by … more
For some reason the ladies are always left behind; either in sports or their man's ride (literally, "get in the back"), but back in the 80's they weren't getting … more
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Madpenguin reviewed Ready to Die.
February 07, 2012
I wouldn't be honest if I said that I already knew the young man Christoper Wallace aka Biggie Smalls, aka the Notorious B.I.G. would be the rap phenomenon we all knew him as. I heard a couple … more
Back in the early 90's the hip hop scene was well on its way out of infancy, and it began to gain the attention of the mainstream and major record labels. It reached the eye of the public and moved … more
Around 1997 to 1998 I really began to lose interest in Hip Hop music. The genre began to fully embrace commercialism and many rappers were simply flowing with the times. For the most part, I didn't … more
Beef, defined as Hip Hop feuds and Hip Hop rivalries, this is the way rappers/emcees do battle against each other to see who's the best at their craft. Through out the years, many … more
Beef is a Hip Hop feud or a Hip Hop rivalry that can occur through a misunderstanding or just because, and it's defined as a controversy in which two or more rappers create a rivalry that is manifested … more