Editorial: Remembering Amy Winehouse: One Year Later [VIDEO/PHOTOS]
I remember the first time (and last) time I saw Amy Winehouse alive. I was covering Lollapalooza in 2007, and the main attraction at Chicago's Grant Park was none other than the British invasion...
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Business Never Personal © EPMD: How The Hit Squad Owned 1992
Twenty years ago, EPMD released their fourth studio Business Never Personal. Eventually it would go on to become their fourth consecutive album to go Gold, but that's only part of the story. EPMD's...
View ArticleLupe Fiasco's "B-tch Bad" Can Save Hip-Hop...If We Let It
Hip-Hop has had a dark cloud over it for the last 20 or so years: its use of the word “b-tch” in reference to women. Whenever anyone wants to lob criticism at Hip-Hop, its degradation of women always...
View ArticleChief Keef: Should Gang Violence Lead To Rap Fame?
Chicago, resplendent with its towering skyline, has always battled with its reputation as a city plagued by corruption and crime. Just a short distance from the sparking downtown “Loop” area, the South...
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So Ruff: The 20th Anniversary of Redman's Whut? Thee Album
September 22, 2012 will mark the 20th anniversary of the release of Redman's classic debut Whut? Thee Album. Redman was originally a DJ for future member of Lords Of The Underground DoItAll AKA Du...
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360º (What Goes Around): The 20th Anniversary Of Grand Puba's Reel To Reel
October 20th, 1992 was a notable date in Hip-Hop history for several reasons, most of them stemming from the fact it's the day veteran MC/producer Grand Puba released his classic debut album Reel To...
View ArticleDart Adams' 25 Most Slept On Hip-Hop Albums Of 2012
We've finally reached the end of 2012 and there have been quite a few excellent Hip-Hop/Rap albums released throughout the past 365 days that both the listening audience and music journalists might...
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While You Were Sleeping: Top 6 Underground Hip-Hop Albums From January 2013
January was a slow month for Hip-Hop releases in general but it will pick up again in February when this new Hip-Hop Wired feature "While You Were Sleeping" goes bi-weekly instead of just monthly. Over...
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While You Were Sleeping: Top 10 Underground Hip-Hop Albums From February 2013
February saw a significant increase in Hip-Hop releases in comparison to January, but things will finally begin to kick into full steam in March. The growing frequency of quality releases means this...
View ArticleCan't Tell Me Nothin': Is Kanye West's Rant Against Brands Hypocritical?...
Kanye West has never been one to follow the crowd. When rappers were firmly planted in the baggy look, he popped up in a pink Polo, corduroy jacket, slimmer-fitting jeans, and a backpack. When rhyming...
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While You Were Sleeping: Top 6 Underground Hip-Hop Albums From March 2013...
It's now March, March Madness is finally upon us and the cold, unforgiving Winter will soon give way to Spring (although it's putting up one hell of a fight thus far). Hip-Hop releases have finally...
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While You Were Sleeping: Top 7 Underground Hip-Hop Albums From March 2013...
Just when we thought the Winter was over for good, Jack Frost decided to hit us with one last go 'round of snow and cold weather before finally going bravely into that good night. Over the past week,...
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While You Were Sleeping: Top 10 Underground Hip-Hop Albums From April 2013...
Here we are in the third week of April, the weather has finally warmed up and so has the underground Hip-Hop album release schedule. We're approaching the stretch where highly anticipated Rap albums...
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While You Were Sleeping: Top 10 Underground Hip-Hop Albums From April 2013...
Hello good readers, we've finally reached the end of April. It's already sundress & cargo shorts season and Rap indie albums are beginning to drop more frequently than NBA players with season...
View ArticleWill Hip-Hop Support The Great Gatsby Because Of Jay-Z?
Baz Luhrmann's interpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby is as grandiose, glitzy, and glamorous as the commercials suggest, but where does Hip-Hop fit in? Jay-Z attempts to...
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While You Were Sleeping: Top 10 Underground Hip-Hop Albums Of May 2013 (Part 1)
We're now halfway through May. A full third of 2013 is behind us and things are really beginning to heat up in more ways than one. Quality Hip-Hop is popping up with more and more frequency as the...
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While You Were Sleeping: Top 10 Underground Hip-Hop Albums Of May 2013 (Part 2)
May has come to a close leaving us with the prospect of a hot summer looming over the horizon. Suddenly, we're now halfway through showcasing the top underground Hip-Hop releases of 2013 and UOENO it....
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While You Were Sleeping: Top 10 Underground Hip-Hop Albums Of June 2013 (Part 1)
June is Black Music Month, and for good reason. This is the month that Summer begins and labels rush out to have the album that defines the hottest months of the year on stores shelves once school lets...
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While You Were Sleeping: Top 10 Underground Hip-Hop Albums Of June 2013 (Part 2)
We have now officially reached the halfway point of 2013. Last week made us all relatively busy as Kanye West and J.Cole had people rushing to the store to buy their albums. This week didn't feature a...
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The Illest Brother © Gang Starr (Dedicated To The Life & Memory Of Keith...
Today (July 17), is the late Keith "Guru" Elam's birthday. Rest In Power. I'm old enough to remember back when Mike Dee & Keithy E left for New York in order to eventually land Gang Starr Posse a...
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