St. Ivan the Terrible on the Real: The Old Bronx, Need for Messages in Hip-Hop, Why Rap Is Journalism
In the latest episode of on the Real, Bronx emcee St. Ivan the Terrible breaks down what the...
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Artist, Rapper, and Former Adult Star Heather Hunter on Her Various Creative Endeavors, Fighting Sex Trafficking
In the latest episode of on the Real, artist Heather Hunter, a painter, graff writer, photographer, rapper, and...
Grand Daddy IU on the Real: “If It Don’t Have That Boom-Bap . . . It Cannot Be Hip-Hop”
In the latest episode of on the Real, Hempstead’s Grand Daddy IU discusses his path to the streets...
Milwaukee’s Twan Mack on Impact of Losing His Father, Living with a Disability, What He Learned in Prison
StayUp.News editor-in-chief recently sat down for a phone conversation with Milwaukee, WI’s, Twan Mack, for a discussion about...
RM Dest (The Mayor) Breaks Down the History of the Culture, Approach to Emceeing
In the latest episode of on the Real, New York’s RM Dest (a.k.a. The Mayor) breaks down the...
De’Dan, CEO of VitalGroundz.com, on Bringing Hip-Hop and Mentoring Together
StayUp.News recently caught up with De’Dan, CEO of VitalGroundz.com, a Hip-Hop culture and history website seeking to bridge...
Illa Ghee on New EP with Sean Price (RIP) ‘Metal Detectors;’ Losing His Mother, Sean, and Prodigy in Three-Year Span
StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro recently sat down for a phone conversation with Bed-Stuy Brooklyn’s Illa Ghee to...
on the Real: Baltimore’s Tahmar on Bringing That Soul Back with ‘M.I.D.N.I.T.E. 3’
In the latest episode of on the Real, Baltimore’s Tahmar, whose M.I.D.N.I.T.E. 3 project was released on February...
Injury Reserve Bring Arena Tour to DC9 Nightclub, Energize Crowd, Injure Venue
By Jack M. Angelo, Senior Content Producer The era of civic pride in Hip-Hop is very slowly coming...
on the Real: UG (Cella Dwellas) on the Decepticons, Loud Records’ Glory Days, & How Faith Saved His Family
In the latest episode of on the Real, UG of the Cella Dwellas recounts his history with the...