This March 9th will mark the 22-year anniversary of the death and murder of Brooklyn rapper Christopher Wallace, better known to fans as the Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls. Just six months after his former mentor-turned-rival Tupac Shakur was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting, the same fate found […]
Tag: rap
Tha Carter V by Lil Wayne
It would seem that we’re in a holiday season of greats returning to the preverbal game. With Eminem’s Kamikaze and Kanye West’s upcoming album next month, and finally Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter V, the rap scene couldn’t be more crowded. Since I’m still digesting all the beef between Eminem and MGK, I figured that […]
Tha Carter V by Lil Wayne
It would seem that we’re in a holiday season of greats returning to the preverbal game. With Eminem’s Kamikazeand Kanye West’s upcoming album next month, and finally Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter V, the rap scene couldn’t be more crowded. Since I’m still digesting all the beef between Eminem and MGK, I figured that […]
Machine Gun Kelly and Waking the Sleeping Bear
With the rise of a new generation of rappers came new sounds and styles that just didn’t speak to me the way others have in the past. The last nail in the coffin for me was Eminem’s Revival, which was average at best. It just wasn’t the Eminem I remembered and grew […]