Author Archives: Marvin Barnhill

Why do you hate me? It’s the age old question referring to a drought or constant tease of new music from our favorite Artists. This is particularly true in the Hip-Hop community. The constant album push backs followed by poor … Continue reading →

I walked into my friends room the other day and noticed that the speaker was playing loudly with a song that had a pretty nice melody and great bass. A curiosity sparked in me as I listened to the song. … Continue reading →

By now I’m sure you’ve heard of the artist who has taken over hip-hop music as we know it, Kendrick Lamar. He has made a name for himself by coming from the crime-filled city of Compton and bringing forth the … Continue reading →

This will be my first album review. After years of anticipation, name changes, and complete and utter foolishness leading up to Kanye’s latest album, The Life Of Pablo,is finally here. Many people didn’t expect it to live up to the … Continue reading →

Much has passed in our time apart. J.Cole released a documentary. Lil Wayne released a sequal to his greatest mixtape which turned out to be garbage. Kenrick Lamar was nominate for 11 grammy’s. However, of all the things that have … Continue reading →

After all the hard work you’ve done, you’ve just been signed to a major record label. This is the pinnacle of a young rappers career. After working hours and hours and spending tons of money you didn’t have you’ve finally received enough recognition … Continue reading →

It is becoming more and more common that we see inner-city youth taking on the art of rapping. It’s becoming so common that it’s really difficult to scope out the real talent. Now when you hear ” I’m a rapper” … Continue reading →

Today we are going to talk about Rap Beef. No, sadly we are not talking about rapping cows in any way shape or form. Rap Beef is a feud between two artists which usually consists of a continuous stream of … Continue reading →

One of the most popular questions of the music is ‘who is the greatest (insert genre here) artist ever? In Hip-hop, this question is so difficult to answer, you’ll either start an argument with your peers, or just not answer the question … Continue reading →

Something I hear very frequently is that ” Hip-Hop isn’t that same anymore.” This is true, but for different reasons than one may expect. A popular perception is that Hip-Hop has been dumbed down, that it has lost it’s meaning, … Continue reading →