Tagged Hip Hop

BROCKHAMPTON is a hip-hop super-collective with 17 members, composed of singers, rappers, producers, designers, and videographers. They are an aggregate of close friends who have come to be a polarizing group o...

In spite of the 75 degree weather, Kahj walked up with a beanie and a crooked smile. She exudes the same confidence in person that she portrays on wax; though she probably stands around 5’4”, it feels like ...

There’s no doubt that in 2017, Cardi B is making waves in the hip-hop and mainstream music industries.  With her breakout single, “Bodak Yellow,” peaking this week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list,...

Tyler, The Creator’s new album is really weird. But not the “cause I usually just stalk you and masturbate” kind of weird that had become the main component of his past works -- Flower Boy is the type o...

Soft trumpet melodies gently weave their way throughout the room accompanied by an original beat loop. A plain space with white walls is transformed into an eclectic garden with a wide array of flowers in the f...

When I heard that one of my co-workers, Carter Ward, produces hip-hop music after work, I assumed that it would essentially be a manifestation of memes targeting hometown rappers -- a classic case of a Soundclo...

Whether speaking up about #blacklivesmatter, all-caps yelling about “UGLY” Schoolboy Q praising his album, or retweeting fans’ posts about their own dead fish and dedicating his album to them, Vince Stapl...

“C.S.N.E,” a song by 22-year-old Mylo Mu, opens with kaleidoscopic images and a shirt that reads 'Free Tupac.' Heavy bass quickly accompanies the rapper, the visuals oscillating between psychedelic designs...

How do I even begin to formulate language around an album that initially left me speechless? I don’t know, but here goes nothing: On April 14th, 2017, a day that will be remembered for years to come, Kend...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqlzoxTvOkE Migos has never been shy about getting straight to the cash.  But the Atlanta-based trio has ascended to rockstar status in the #BlackLivesMatter era, and audien...

March 18th yielded the highly anticipated release of Drake’s sixth full length solo album More Life (2017). It’s his strongest project since breaking free of the tried-and-true formula he perfected on his ...

The stress of categorizing their music and performance is not something that Dante Jones and Drew Love of THEY. are concerned with. Through listening to their music and talking with them for a pre-show intervie...

Gang Signs and Prayers (2017) comes at a time when Grime is at it’s strongest. The aggressive, fast paced rap genre has seen exponential success over the past year or so after several Grime acts broke into th...

If you’re a fan of Bryson Tiller, Nirvana, or New Edition, you should listen to THEY. immediately. The Los Angeles based “GrungeR&B” duo consists of Dante and Drew, who make music that draws from a di...

“That’s what you do when a white boy disrespects you. You punch him in the fucking face.”   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH-LyInSNYw Those are the words I saw plastered all over my friend...