I think I’m beginning to turn into one of those hated hip-hop purists. Don’t get me wrong, you’re not about to catch me in an oversized rugby and Girbaud jeans mouthing hip-hop lyrics in a room full of dudes drunk off Mickey’s and loneliness anytime soon, but I’m finding myself less interested in flowery lyrics and overproduced beats every day. Read the rest of this entry »

Our Hip-Hop world whirls around, endlessly, with stories building up and falling away on the daily. But that doesn’t affect Roc Marciano in the slightest. He moves at his own pace, relentlessly knocking out gully, dense boom-bap. “Emeralds” is the latest example, off Marcberg: Reloaded. Read the rest of this entry »

Quelle Chris and Danny Brown make a formidable Motor city pair that takes the title “Detroit Rock City” literally. The two – with the assistance of Roc Marciano – drop “Shotgun,” a single off Chris’ upcoming Shotgun & Sleek Rifle project. Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s face it, when you’re Random Axe and contemplating whether you’ll use “Chewbacca” as a single or not, there’s only two ways to go. You either build the Star Wars wookie into the visual concept, or you decide against pushing the song and cross out an accompanying music video altogether. Read the rest of this entry »

Roc Marciano’s time warp raps continue on “My Persona” as the emcee breaks down his makeup Read the rest of this entry »

For just under three minutes, the world belongs to Roc Marciano on “Jaws,” his latest collaboration with Gangrene. The man flows with the greatest of ease, weaving together gully quotables into another intricate, pulse-pounding verse. Read the rest of this entry »

Roc Marciano, Oh No and The Alchemist are coming together to put out a joint project, entitled Greneberg. To start things off, they’ve let “Jet Luggage” loose on the world. Roc Marci is the first on the scene, and as always, he makes me want to quote his whole verse in this writeup. Read the rest of this entry »

Before the trio’s album drops, Random Axe shares one more track with the listening masses. Featuring Roc Marciano, “Chewbacca” sounds everything the title implies and to be expected from the lineup of rap henchmen. Read the rest of this entry »

Not to discredit “Bang’Em In The Face” but Roc and Killah Priest share the award for April’s best song title with “Slugs Thru Ya Papaya” off Dreddy Kreuger’s upcoming Wu-Tang Meets Indie Culture: The Lost Files release. Read the rest of this entry »

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While we wait for little Shaun P to pick up the mic and secure the future of rap, father Sean P will continue to hold things down quite nice. Read the rest of this entry »

J-Love’s joined by three street-wise rap mavericks who recognize that how to really make it in America means learning to survive the jux. Off J-Love’s upcoming Egotistical Maniac. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s about that time Consequence hits the silver screen again and since the popcorn has been buttered, curtain has been lifted and ushers are on foot patrol, the show can go on with Movies On Demand 2. Looking to be a bigger box office draw than its predecessor, the sequel finds The Cons shooting drama scenes with XV and Bun, action segues with Talib Kweli and Kendrick Lamar and plenty Read the rest of this entry »

Back before cats were throwing DVD players in their whips like they were pine tree air fresheners, we relied on cuts like “The Heist” to provide us with the full A/V experience. And back before any kid with 30 minutes to spare before soccer practice could remix a track with Garage Band, we left it to professionals like  DJ Premier. Read the rest of this entry »

Another reincarnated remix from Roc’s Reloaded release with guest vocals from none other than Sean P. Read the rest of this entry »

Did you snooze on Marcberg the first time around? Fear not because it’s never too late to hop on the Roc bandwagon and the rhymespitter is issuing Reloaded, which is set to feature a few key remixes along, added production from Q-Tip and new material that includes this track, “Scarface.” Read the rest of this entry »