rap
Rhythm and Poetry; rap music is a genre centered around speaking truth to power with style.
Jeezy Returns as a Weary General Searching for Energy with ‘SNOFALL’
*** In his first studio effort since The Recession 2, (2020) Jeezy is celebratory, triumphant, and cautious on his latest piece of art Snofall (2022).
Skyler SaundersPublished 2 years ago in BeatGroup Hop: Black $oprano Family Sets to be this Generation’s Superband
With past legendary groups like RUN-DMC, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Dip Set, the Lox, and Migos to name a few, Black $oprano Family (B$F) seeks to emerge from the womb of hip hop as the greatest to ever do it.
Skyler SaundersPublished 2 years ago in BeatWill Akademiks Snitch on Lil’ Baby?
As if more hype couldn’t surround social engineer Akademiks, he chose to suggest that he will snitch on Lil’ Baby. This inference declares his penchant for stirring up controversy and bringing to light the fragility of rappers and their careers.
Skyler SaundersPublished 2 years ago in BeatGlorilla Becomes Embroiled in a Spat with Hitkidd Over Contract
Contract disputes in the music industry are as old as the note ‘Do.’ When it comes to art and commerce, the classic idea of earning money for one’s efforts in the business of music never tires.
Skyler SaundersPublished 2 years ago in BeatCharleston White is With It, but Can TI Counter?
YouTube personality Charleston White has words for rapper T.I. After a verbal altercation with Tip’s son, White got on the line with him. There’s no end in sight for this beef. It’s still stewing.
Skyler SaundersPublished 2 years ago in BeatOpen Letter to Rich Boy
To Marece Benjamin Richards, I was pulling for you. Your fellow XXL Freshman Classmate Lupe Fiasco has gone platinum with one of his best, Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool (and his debut went gold). He’s currently teaching a course at MIT. Best Rap Album potential artist Pusha T acknowledged you in his song, If You Know You Know from his album Daytona (2018). Now, you’re out here with loppers getting arrested for alleged offenses against your parents. What happened?
Skyler SaundersPublished 2 years ago in BeatVigil for Coolio
The few hit wonder, Coolio has succumbed. While it is currently unclear what caused him to go into cardiac arrest, it is clear that he at least had a somewhat significant impact on the world of hip hop.
Skyler SaundersPublished 2 years ago in BeatBoi Toy is Still on the Rise
Twenty years ago, Boi Toy was finding her way. In the city of East Cleveland, Ohio, there was a very young woman who was told she had what it took to be a star.
Winners OnlyPublished 2 years ago in BeatCan MC Eiht and DJ Quik End Blood and Crip Gang Violence?
Beef on record is best served with the notion that both sides can enjoy the meal of witty sayings and walk away with their lives. In the Blood and Crip saturated streets of Compton, California, MC Eiht talked about DJ Quik and explored the “misunderstanding” with gentlemanly appeal.
Skyler SaundersPublished 2 years ago in BeatIs 50 Cent the Biggest Troll in the Hip Hop Arena?
The Internet is rife with trolls. Probably the biggest purveyor of trolling is the incendiary website Encyclopedia Dramatica. This digital destination is beyond relentless, restraint, or care on the outside. Deep within it, though, are strands of truth and wit that match or even supersede its spiritual origin, Ambrose Bierce’s The Devil’s Dictionary.
Skyler SaundersPublished 2 years ago in BeatWill Mystikal Ever Get Right?
Michael “Mystikal” Tyler can’t seem to get it right. In his latest sexual assault case, he allegedly threw rubbing alcohol at his victim and demanded that he and she pray to the unknown and unknowable.
Skyler SaundersPublished 2 years ago in BeatCan Boosie Be Successful with his Latest Film Project?
Contrary to popular suspicions, hip hop is not capitalistic. It is, however, about mercantilism and commercialism. This distinction must be made because the former concerns a social system of justice. It is rooted in the protection of individual rights and therefore property rights.
Skyler SaundersPublished 2 years ago in Beat