
By Sowmya Krishnamurthy Trinidad James made "Popped a Molly, I'm sweating" into one of hip-hop's biggest phrases over the past year. In light of a harsh critique by DJ A-Trak on hip-hop's love affair of drugs published in the Huffington Post, the "All Gold Everything" rapper is coming out and defending his right to do [...]...more
By Sowmya Krishnamurthy RiFF RAFF is one of hip-hop's most controversial new artists. The over-the-top personality has won hearts with his charisma, but he's also been criticized for being a contrived caricature. Recently, RiFF RAFF addressed the critics and defended his style on NYC's Hot 97 morning show. "Now am I flamboyant? Am I over [...]...more
By Maurice Bobb The UK’s Tim Westwood’s hip-hop time capsule was opened Friday (May 24) by Fake Shore Drive and a rare visual treasure was unearthed: a never-before-seen 13-minute freestyle by Kanye West from 2005. Earmuffed with headphones and mic’d up, Yeezy nodded his head and went off the cuff to the instrumentals of classic [...]...more
By Sowmya Krishnamurthy French Montana released his debut album Excuse My French this week and projections for his first-week sales are already coming in. According to Hits Daily Double, the album is slated to sell 45-50,000 copies in its first week, giving French the #7 album of the week. In comparison, Hits estimates that Daft [...]...more