Shad: Rising Hip-Hop Legend
Sometimes artists rocket onto our radar from out of nowhere. They top charts, create fan frenzy and receive accolades without having ever proved they deserve it. Like a shooting star, these artists all too often fizzle out and disappear from view, leaving behind only memories of the hype. Then, there are artists who, while deserving of the […]
Arvin Advocates: Chivalry
If you’ve ever heard the term “Chivalry is dead”, you’ve probably thought to yourself something along the lines of “What does chivalry even mean?”. Or maybe you thought “Why should I even care?”. Well, if you are such a person or if you have wondered these things yourself, then you are in luck because I’m here to explain the meaning and importance […]
Hip-Hop Rivalries: East .vs. West
Throughout the 90’s hip-hop was engulfed in a territorial feud pitting rappers on the east coast against rappers on the west coast. I would to revisit this feud but instead of dwelling on the past I will pit each coast, based on the talent of it’s MC’s, against each other to once and for all […]
Degradation of Lyricism in Hip-Hop
Hip-hop has, since it’s birth on the mean streets of New York in the early 70’s, always been about expressing yourself, your surroundings, and personal ideologies through melodic poetry with rhythm. The lyricism contained within this poetry has always been a large factor in the genre of Hip-hop. As of lately though people seem to […]