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...
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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...
“We’re Trying to Better Ourselves, Better Our City, Better Our Family.” From BK to VA, Bloodline on the Real
The latest episode of on the Real features a duo out of Brooklyn, NYC consisting of two cousins...
on the Real: Philly by Way of the Bronx Emcee Darq on How the Poor Are Denied Tools of Economic Empowerment
In the latest episode of on the Real, Philly by way of the Bronx emcee Darq discusses what...
Pearl Gates on New Album ‘Live from the First,’ Carving a More Positive Path Out the Hood
StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro recently sat down for a phone conversation with Washington Heights, NYC, emcee Pearl...
on the Real: Bed-Stuy Brooklyn’s Jay Rock on the Projects, That Fast Life, Getting Out the Hood for Your Children
In the latest episode of on the Real, Bed-Stuy Brooklyn’s Jay Rock discusses what it is like to...
on the Real: Illa Ghee, from Surviving NYC’s Crack Era Streets, to Rapping and Filmmaking
In the latest episode of on the Real, Bed-Stuy Brooklyn’s Illa Ghee discusses surviving the streets of New...
How “Tap Dat,” by Sorcez Dieniro feat. Beast da Bully & Huli Shallone, Happened
In this special presentation from StayUp.News, Baltimore’s Sorcez Dieniro, Beast da Bully, and Huli Shallone discuss the making...
“Your Biggest Friends . . . Become Your Biggest Enemies.” Max Pain on Gang Life, Fatherhood
In the latest episode of on the Real, emcee Max Pain discusses growing up in a gang, watching...
Sorry State of the Culture on Display at Talib Kweli Show in DC
This story was originally published Sept. 7, 2017. By Roberto E. Alejandro, editor-in-chief The Roots’ 1999 classic Things...