In the latest episode of on the Real, New Jerusalem's Nujericans discuss how deindustrialization shaped the New Jersey of their childhoods, and how they blende...
In the latest episode of on the Real, Baltimore by way of DC's Laytrel discusses growing up around the drug trade, and how his mother was up-front and honest w...
Press play above to watch the music video for "Dumpin," by Brooklyn's JayRock Banga. Part music video, part documentary on inner city life, and produced by StayUp.News, "Dumpin" represents a rethinking of the way hip-hop journalists can cover inner city social issues.
By Jack M. Angelo, senior content producer
1. Veteran – JPEGMAFIA
Three Fridays into 2018, Baltimore rapper and producer JPEGMAFIA released what ended u...
By Jack M. Angelo, senior content producer
In general, the Grammies are not the best measure of artistry. Their picks for winners are often proven to be shorts...
By Jack M. Angelo, senior content director
Cataloguing the career of a certified legend like Big Daddy Kane is a futile effort. Born Antonio Hardy in 1968, Big...
In the latest episode of on the Real, BX producer/emcee Trapadari discusses his upbringing in the Boogie Down, his hip-hop influences, and how his father instil...
By Jack M. Angelo, senior content producer
Hip-hop inarguably began on the streets of the east coast, in New York City. However, it did not take long for t...
By Jack M. Angleo, senior content director
A few months ago, when StayUp.News covered PnB Rock’s Baltimore concert with Lil Baby, we mentioned that many na...
By Roberto E. Alejandro, editor-in-chief
The postcolonial theorist Frantz Fanon, a Black man from the island of Martinique, relates a story in his seminal ...
