I just dropped a bomb... now cut that bomb off... Jay-Z x Kanye West - Otis Funkmaster Flex Premiering Otis Read more...
EPISODE 46: The Sound of Young America's Jesse Thorn joins the Hype Men to discuss Bay-area rap + hip-hop as a spectacle + throwback jerseys + Kanye's two sides + why Asher Roth is miscast + who Kreayshawn owes thanks + whether rock music is dead + if Jay-Z can one day play the Super Bowl + s... Read more...

The Cons takes this old Kanye beat for a spin in memory of Gil Scott Heron Consequence - My Way Home Feat Gil Scott-Heron Read more...
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Decades before Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Eminem or Lil Wayne made names for themselves in mainstream hip-hop, Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash and Kool Herc introduced the movement to the first adopters, who spread the genre to the masses via not only music, but dancing, art and DJing. That rich ... Read more...
Annnnd I’m back… How is everyone this Monday? How was your weekend? This week’s topic isn’t really about anything special. It’s about something BIG, it’s about YOU! I would like to know how your Monday has been, and how your weekend was. I am going to share my day with you guys, and ... Read more...
Inherently musical, intelligent, hard working and possessing a versatile style: Justin “Just Blaze” Smith paved his own road to success in NY’s burgeoning and intensely competitive Hip Hop scene in the late 1990s. The Paterson, NJ native went on to become an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fel... Read more...