Little Brother Rocks/Risks Coronavirus at Ram’s Head Live

Jack AngeloMarch 20, 2020

            The mid-2000s were an interesting time for hip-hop. It was no longer the niche, underground genre it once was, but not quite yet the driving musica...

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Bbno$ shows off the foundation he’s built at Union Stage

Jack AngeloMarch 12, 2020

            Meme culture is hard to explain. There is not a great way to define it, and that is kind of ...

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The GZA Demonstrates Something at Baltimore Soundstage

Jack AngeloMarch 3, 2020

            There is not much of a point in trying to sum up the influence that the Wu Tang Clan has had within the confines of a paragraph or two. They have h...

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Griselda Comes to Baltimore Soundstage

Jack AngeloFebruary 26, 2020

When people talk about New York hip-hop, they usually mean New York City. However, there is a lot of land and a lot of people within the confines of New York s...

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YBN Cordae Sells Out The Fillmore

Jack AngeloFebruary 26, 2020

            Whether a city of origin is relevant in today’s hip-hop landscape is debatable. The world ha...

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EARTHGANG Rock House, Register Voters at Warsaw in Brooklyn

Jack AngeloFebruary 16, 2020

            Despite the internet crumbling the borders between hip-hop and nearly every other genre, thu...

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Reclusive Billy Woods Plays DC9

Jack AngeloFebruary 6, 2020

Sometimes it is easy to tell when a rapper is just in it for the fame. The opposite can also be evident, when a rapper raps for the craft of it. Balancing the ...

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KRS-One Shows What Longevity Looks Like in Baltimore Performance

Jack AngeloJanuary 30, 2020

By Jack M. Angelo             Where hip-hop got its official start will be debated for years to come. When hip-hop found its footing was almost undoubtedly ...

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Mavi: on the Real

Jack AngeloJanuary 20, 2020

https://youtu.be/bgVxc8EJPPI Charlotte Rapper Mavi speaks on how he got into music, his come up and his message to his audience after his sold out headlin...

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Stay Up’s Top 25 “Hip-hop” Albums of 2019

Jack AngeloJanuary 6, 2020

By Jack M. Angelo, executive editor Honorable Mentions (no order): Everything’s for Sale – Boogie Rap or Go to the League – 2 Chainz Germ Has A Dea...

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