Author: Shawn Mac

It might be simple to start a career in the music industry, but it takes work to make it a successful one. Numerous talented, young, and energetic musicians enter the music industry every year, many of whom are expected to have successful careers. But not everyone has what it takes to become popular. Having musical skill isn’t enough, and despite how cliché it seems, dedicated effort always wins out over talent. Mark and Chris, aka Beat Demons, are a multi-platinum producing duo making their mark on the music scene. They are diversely talented individuals known for becoming one of the…

oldy James can rap on something. Greater than any manufacturing model or scene marker, Boldy’s sound has all the time simply been himself: coldblooded depth transmitted by means of a drawling, monochromatic baritone. Apart from a couple of songs off 2017’s Home of Blues, Boldy’s tone not often rises above a stoned murmur, making him a really perfect canvas for a producer’s experiments. Working with Boldy is an train in studying easy methods to form rigidity round a rapper. When he raps about his tumultuous upbringing, somebody like Sterling Toles can place him in the course of a blooming non…

Nas followers like to debate which producer works finest with him. He’s collaborated with a number of the biggest producers in an illustrious 25 yr profession that spans 15 solo albums. Relying on the period of once you found Nas, you could possibly argue both Giant Professor, L.E.S., Trackmasters, Salaam Remi, No I.D., DJ Premier or Dr. Dre maximized the producer-rapper synergy. However within the 2020s, possibly Hit-Boy is his finest match for conserving him related in a altering rap panorama with an unequalled run of releasing 4 initiatives. Nas and Hit-Boy have in contrast their inventive output to Shaq…

For these there to witness it firsthand, the long-gone mixtape period was—for lack of a extra prolonged, sappy manifesto—particular. Throughout this era, rapper Jeezy, nonetheless going by Younger Jeezy, linked with DJ Drama to drop a handful of basic mixtapes earlier than they started beefing in 2009, essentially the most notable of which was 2005’s Entice Or Die, which launched the famed Gangsta Grillz collection into a brand new dimension. 11 studio albums later, Jeezy and the Hip Hop world is in a a lot completely different place. And that’s what makes his newest effort, Snofall (a reunion with DJ…

Each time Drake jumps on a observe with one other rapper, there’s an intense wave of tweets tinged with the worst points of contemporary sports activities discourse. It’s all the time one thing alongside the traces of “Drake or [insert rapper here] acquired washed,” or “so and so acquired left behind,” throwing the timeline right into a frenzy as individuals attempt to determine who out-performed who. No collaboration is spared from this “horse race” protection: Future, Lil Child, Nicki Minaj, and everybody in between have been tossed into the fray. To his credit score, it appears as if that’s the…

Amber Rose is a legend in her personal proper, and he or she continues to bless the world together with her simple power and sweetness. Greatest recognized for her nickname MUVA, Amber is a down dwelling South Philly chick at coronary heart. And whereas she boasts over 23.1 million followers on Instagram alone, her humility is what followers can recognize most. Amber stands for all issues feminine empowerment and girls’s rights, reminding people all around the globe to be assured, unapologetic, and at all times stand their floor regardless what comes their method. Utilizing her monumental platform for the larger…

Leisure mogul Dame Sprint has made it clear that he’d like ‘Stoned’ to go down in historical past as one other nice stoner flick! He envisions viewers submitting it with motion pictures corresponding to ‘Half Baked,’ ‘How Excessive,’ and so on. The movie stars Lucien Watson who occurs to be a former bandmate of Kanye West, as the 2 pals have been each members of the group State of Thoughts.Dame and Lucien related at Kanye’s Wyoming ranch, and the remainder was historical past. Captivated by Lucien’s hilarious nature and comedic expertise, Dame determined to instantly forged Lucien for the position…

Sean “Diddy” Combs made a “religious name” that modified UFO FEV‘s life. UFO FEV stands in a novel area as Hip-Hop matures and expands. He’s like a younger OG, blessed with knowledge and connections, but additionally youthful in a method that would shift the tradition. When Diddy known as, the Harlem-bred rapper was feeling dejected and unenthused about his profession. “My uncle had handed away and I used to be feeling a little bit down on music,” he says. “And it wasn’t exhibiting no returns.” Then, out of nowhere, Diddy his telephone. After the decision with the Dangerous Boy founder,…

On Friday, November 18th, media and tastemakers got here out to have fun the discharge of Dave East’s new album, “Guide of David.” Through the non-public curated dinner at Mister French, company loved a particular menu crafted for the event accompanied by branded cocktails courtesy of Remy Martin. Whereas relishing within the scrumptious meals and spirits they obtained a primary take heed to the album because it subtly performed within the background. The intimate setting laid the proper backdrop for media and vips to instantly have interaction Dave about his new album. He shared the imaginative and prescient and keenness…

Earlier than The Roots, it was the Brooklyn-based Stetsasonic. The Hip-Hop band that fashioned in 1981. By way of the mid ’80s, Stetsasonic was identified to hit the street on most main rap excursions with legends like Public Enemy, Run-DMC, EPMD, Ice T, Kool Moe Dee, Eric B. and Rakim, and plenty of others. The video “Speaking All That Jazz” dominated Yo MTV Raps! rotation as they took a stand towards James Brown after Brown dissed rappers for sampling his music with out paying.Now, the Hip-Hop band is again with a heart-touching new track titled “Fallen Troopers.” The report reveals…