Lately I’ve been listen to up and coming, “Brooklyn born and bred”, hip hop artist Qu3st. He just recently dropped this video that I think you readers will enjoy! This track is called “Born Wit It”. The video work was done by Dumpology. Like always, let me know what you think. Enjoy! It’s good to […]
Born and Bred in Brooklyn, U.S.A., they call him Adam Yauch, but he's M.C.A.
Rest In Peace August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012 It is with great sadness that we confirm that musician, rapper, activist and director Adam “MCA” Yauch, founding member of Beastie Boys and also of the Milarepa Foundation that produced the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits, and film production and distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories, passed away […]
R.I.P Heavy D
As tweeted by the wise Wendy Williams, “RIP Heavy D…..love you like cooked food!” Real talk.
R.I.P. B.I.G.
On this day in 1997 Brooklyn lost a famous son, and Hip Hop lost a legend. Christopher George Latore Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, The Notorious B.I.G., and Big Poppa died after being shot in California; the victim of a much debated unsolved drive-by case. We all know the story. Avoid the west coast, pour some […]
Does Park Slope hate hip hop?
There is a club opening in Park Slope called Prime 6, that apparently some neighborhood residents are not fans of. They are saying that a hip hop club is not what is best for the Slope. What is best? Replacing hip hop with “indie local artists,” which put family first. Wait…is indie music really seen […]
R.I.P. Michael "Eyedea" Larsen
28-year-old rapper Michael Larsen, AKA Eyedea was announced dead this morning due to unknown causes. Larsen was renowned as a great MC and freestyler. He released three albums with collaborator DJ Abilities, as well as working with many amazing figures in the underground hip hop world. Larsen’s mother Kathy Averill broke the news of his […]
Big Boi Rocks the Bowl
Brooklyn Bowl is a sell-out long before Big Boi’s Labor Day arrival. Familiar to audiences as one half of 25 million album-selling, Grammy award-winning, hip hop trailblazers Outkast, the Georgina MC’s first solo tour in support of his well received Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty aims to position him as more […]
Mishka Presents A Trillwave Mixtape; Unifies Hip Hop and Hipster
As the rain poured down outside my window, I started to get super bummed. I know the hot weather is lame too and we’ve all been complaining, but summer time is designed specifically to make you sweat. So as my melodramatic depression sunk in, along came Mishka with this “trillwave” mixtape to get me through. […]