Scarlxrd’s First DC Stxp Shxws Prxmise, But Alsx Inexperience xf Rap-Metal Standxut
By Jack M. Angelo, Senior Content Producer Rap metal was inevitable. Nxt nu metal, nxt industrial rxck, but...
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Mod Sun Brings the Energy, Venue Brings the Tech Issues (Concert Review and Photo Gallery)
By Jack M. Angelo, Senior Content Producer Marijuana is very popular. Pot has been inspiring works of art,...
Denzel Curry Shows DC Why He’s Ahead of His Time (Concert Review and Photo Gallery)
By Jack M. Angelo, senior content producer The current pool of young soundcloud rappers can be difficult to...
88 Rising Filling an Important Void in Hip-Hop (Concert Review and Photo Gallery)
By Jack M. Angelo, Senior Content Producer Discussions of race in hip-hop generally presume the relevant terms are...
Joey Purp Shows DC Why We Should Be Paying Attention (Concert Review and Photo Gallery)
By Jack M. Angelo, Senior Content Producer Chicago is one of the most populated cities in the country,...
Morgan State’s Institute for Urban Research and StayUp Polling to Begin Conducting Consent Decree Survey in Baltimore
After our pilot police-community relations survey, conducted last April, StayUp Polling was invited by Morgan State University’s Institute...
Baltimore’s Napaj on New EP “Be Safe,” Plight of the American Middle Class
StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro recently sat down for a phone conversation with Baltimore emcee Napaj about his...
MC Bravado on latest Album, Learning to Perform without Alcohol, and Advocating for People not Narratives
StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro recently sat down for a phone conversation with MC Bravado, the Baltimore by...
Lil Debbie Rocks MilkBoy Arthouse on September 1 (Concert Review and Photo Gallery)
By Jack M. Angelo, Senior Content Producer White female rappers have a tough go of it. Their most...
Nine on the Real: New York’s Crack Era, Nine’s Career Trajectory, New Album
In the latest episode of on the Real, New York’s Nine (a.k.a. 9MM), discusses what the Bronx was...