Rap Music
The Stories behind 36 immortal Rap Albums
Released in 2007, the book Check the Technique – Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies is “an updated and hugely expanded edition of the underground classic Rakim Told Me” by Brian Coleman.
It contains “The stories behind 36 immortal rap albums, straight from the original artists” including:
Kanye West is Back Recording a New Album
Kanye West has had an eventful few months but he’s back in the studio making rhymes for an upcoming new album.
Full StoryMuchMusic Rap and Hip-Hop Ringtones
Similar to Thumbplay, MuchMusic is another place to get rap ringtones for your cell phone.
Full StoryTop 10 New Rap Ringtones from ThumbPlay
Live Your Life by T.I featuring Rihanna takes the top spot this month in the Top 10 Rap Ringtones Chart at ThumbPlay.
Full StoryThe Grime and Glory of the Hip-Hop Generation
All rappers to have a good understanding about the history of rap and the roots of hip-hop. To help shape the future, it is useful to know where you came from and how it all started.
Full StoryDid President Obama learn public speaking from rap music?
It has been suggested that United State’s President, Barak Obama, could have learned public speaking by listening to rap music.
Full StoryHow to Roll Your Own Beats From Scratch – The Easy Way
How to Roll Your Own Beats From Scratch – The Easy Way
By Sammy “JMZ” Jamz
A lot of beginning rap producers think that making hip hop beats is all about having the right equipment or samples. The fact of the matter is that some of the greatest beats of all time have been made with [...]
NerdRap: Mac Vs. PC, The Rap Song
Hell yeah nerdrap is here to stay (unfortunately).
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After some geek (read: Weird Al Yankovich) put out some songs with Linux and MS Dos in them instead of chicks and billions of 100 dollar bills, nerdrap took off.
And I mean like…really took off.
This is what it lead to:
Old School Rap Music – Nostalgia Trip
So I bought myself a copy of “Old School Rap, Vol 1-4” and I’ve been nostalgia tripping ever since.
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One of the best purchases I made in some time. A selection of some of the best songs from the Old School era, the 80s. This was the time when rappers were not everywhere, when hip hop [...]
Blast From the Past: Rappers' Delight
[ad]I’m not sure what age group/demographic the readers of this blog fall into (maybe I’ll put up a poll sometime), but from what I gather, it has to be people who are young (like me – I’m 21 btw), and many aren’t really aware of hip hop’s true roots.
So here’s a song from 1979 that [...]
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