When a young DJ Premier moved from Houston to New York to join Guru in Gang Starr, he was still learning how to make records, but their partnership would help him create…
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Sixteen years after “Mr. Spock,” the Dirtybird lifer talks Flock Tapes Vol. 1, Campout world-building, and what to play on the drive home. Written by Eric B. Thornton Long before Dirtybird was…
Drink Champs Network Presents: ROC Solid with Memphis Bleek. This week on ROC Solid, we tappin’ in with none other than DJ Clue— Legendary DJ, tastemaker, and music executive DJ Clue joins…
Before Drink Champs became one of hip-hop’s most important interview platforms, DJ EFN had already spent decades putting in work behind the scenes. Coming out of Miami and operating under the Crazy…
More than two decades after “Mo City Don” first became a generational anthem, Houston legend Z-Ro has finally dropped the track’s official music video on YouTube. A timeless Texas rap classic that…
u’re kidding me?!” 🤯 When I sat down with hip-hop legend Posdnuos of De La Soul at Love Supreme, I didn’t expect to uncover one of the wilder pieces of hidden hip-hop…
What happens when your biggest local artists are rapping about a cocaine trade that, for some, goes well beyond the lyrics? We travel to the French Caribbean to explore the intersection of…
Born and raised in Harlem, New York, Daheem Salley grew up in an environment where basketball and music often felt like the only ways to imagine a different future. As the oldest…
The deep-tech roller that soundtracked Carl Cox’s viral “final boss” walk at a French château is finally out. It’s good enough to outlast the clip that made it famous. Written by Eric…
Written by Eric B. Thornton Insomniac brings the SoCal producer’s biggest headline show yet to the Hollywood Palladium on November 27th, with LA electro pioneer Egyptian Lover and riser Blank Sense sharing…