Finding substance in the South isn’t hard to find, in Lexington, South Carolina, Gemstar Da Goldenchild is a prime example of an artist that sticks to kicking raw rhymes as opposed to leanin’ and rockin’. Gemstar embodies the essence of a MC capable to spitting metaphoric rhymes and witty punchlines, a style once thought to […]

If Guilty Simpson was to stand trial, his charge would be something along the lines of providing musical connoisseurs with a USDA product. Coming out of the Motor City, which is rich in musical history yet starved of a promising economy, you can understand why for artists like Guilty, making music overrides making money. But, […]

The Hyphy movement has revitalized the careers of E-40, Keak Da Sneak, and Too $hort. It has also continued to add more concrete to the foundation that Lil’ Jon built in Georgia and has managed to pull some of the attention away from the South. But before the craze, there was Willie Joe. The 22-year-old […]

While the South has recently dominated Hip-Hop, South Carolina has been slept on more than Serta mattresses. As the only Southern state without an artist signed to a major label, South Carolina has been waiting on its chance to join the Southern movement since rappers started making it cool to be country. But, the state […]

Dade County. Home of Ricky Ross and countless other aspiring artists who are striving to put their stories into the minds of millions. Insert Carol City’s own, C-Ride. His grind has gotten the attention of super-production duo, Cool & Dre’s. He is one of the few hoping to escape out of a city where 61% […]

Since Mel-Man assisted Dr. Dre with 2001, Pittsburgh, “Pistolvania” has been vacant from mainstream Hip-Hop’s radar. Hard for some to fathom, a 17 year old aims to change all of that. Wiz Khalifa, which is a bond of “wisdom” and the Arabic word for “successor” has released several mixtapes, including his most recent, Prince of […]

People who emulate the truth are often feared. They don’t hold back, they choose to say it as they see it. Tupac was the street educator, representing the West Coast and at the same time through his lessons he educated the world beyond LA about the meaning of street life; he spoke nothing but the […]