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...
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on the Real: The Arsonists’ D-Stroy on Surviving NYC’s Crack Era, and How Gentrification Remixed Bushwick
In the latest episode of on the Real, D-Stroy of the legendary Arsonists discusses his musical inheritance, surviving...
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...
on the Real: Mic Handz, Star of ‘Rap Star’ Web Series, on Coming Up in Brooklyn, Boot Camp, and Losing His Mother
In the latest episode of on the Real, Flatbush, BK’s, Mic Handz, star of the Maino-produced web series...
on the Real: Rock of Heltah Skeltah on Protecting the Youth, Censorship of Black Voices, Grieving the Loss of Sean Price
This story was originally published on January 7, 2018. In the latest episode of on the Real, Rock...
on the Real: The Last American B-Boy on How He Became a Hip-Hop Swiss Army Knife, State of the Movement
In the latest episode of on the Real, Staten Island, NYC’s, The Last American B-Boy discusses the various...
Shabaam Sahdeeq Talks New Album “Timeless: of the Collection,” Minority Empowerment Through Ownership & Entrepreneurship
StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro recently sat down for a phone conversation with Flatbush, BK’s, Shabaam Sahdeeq (above,...
Writers: Bio from Tats Cru on a Lifetime in Graffiti, Evolution of the Art Form
In the latest episode of Writers—StayUp.News’s segment documenting graffiti artists—Bronx, NY, graffiti legend Bio details his personal history...
on the Real: BedStuy Chew on the Mean Streets of 80s Brooklyn, Wading in Hip-Hop
In the latest episode of on the Real, Brooklyn’s BedStuy Chew describes the kill or be killed mentality...
on the Real: the Team from Guerrilla Grooves Radio on Their Journeys Through Hip-Hop
In the latest episode of on the Real, the team from Guerrilla Grooves Radio (GGR) discuss their respective...