After I finished writing up my review of Emilio Rojas’ new mixtape Recession Proof (see below), I sent him over the link, as I usually do for artists I am reviewing, via Twitter. He responded with a quick message of thanks. That brief event got me thinking about how much closer I am to hip-hop [...]
Part III: “Labels And The Internet” Part IV: “Who’s Hot Coming Up?” I’m a tad late on this, but its important, so I’m going in. Part IV is a quick discussion on who Young Guru, Neef and Young Chris (well, mostly Young Guru) think is coming up and has promise (Wale, Mickey Factz, Charles Hamilton). [...]
UPDATE: Diddy admits I’m right. Diddy has made the bold statement that hip-hop is in a sorry state because DJs aren’t doing their jobs. So sayeth Sean Combs: “People have figured out the formula when they make records for radio, and DJs ain’t DJs no more,” Diddy explained to MTV. “DJs don’t break records no [...]
