BY TER STAFF
Last night electronic musician and rapper Flying Lotus, played for a packed crowd at Detroit’s Royal Oak Theatre with Thundercat. We sent one of our photographers, Andrew Baker, there to capture every moment.
Continue reading Photos: Flying Lotus Performs at Detroit’s Royal Oak Theatre
In today’s day and age phones continue to play an ever expanding role in our lives, some of the most influentia ways being through phone apps. One of the most popular is Vine, this app allows users to create a short 6 second clip of whatever they please. In fact, Vine has become so popular that it has literally boosted artist’s careers. Prior to apps like vine most artists would make songs in hopes of getting onto the radio, now we are seeing a new batch of artists who go for incredibly quotable lines in hopes of becoming vine smash hits as this has increasingly translated into radio success.
BY WILL LAMPLEY
Daily, the internet means more and more to finding new music and supporting it. Because of the internet, the idea of an artist being regional and having to sound like where they come from is becoming smaller. Now, listeners can enjoy music from all over the country and compare to find out who the best from each area is. Let’s see who the best new artists of America really are…
Continue reading Who’s Next Up: The Best Upcoming Rappers Across America
BY DAN GARCIA
A new technology introduced by Yondr is in its growing and testing stages, which claims to create ‘phone-free zones’.
Continue reading UNCUT | Why Artists and Venues Should Not Create Yondr’s ‘Phone-Free Zones’
BY WILL LAMPLEY
For years, there has been a battle between popular New York radio stations Hot 97 and Power 105, as they battle for the top spot in ratings and relevancy. This has only been heightened by the exposure given through social media. Now, the interviews held by The Breakfast Club and the personalities on Ebro in the Morning are not only available for New Yorkers on their way to work, but everyone with access to YouTube. Specifically, Charlamagne Tha God and Peter Rosenberg have been bumping heads a lot lately. Let’s get into what’s been going on.
Continue reading Radio Beef: A Timeline of the Rift Between Charlamagne Tha God and Peter Rosenberg
BY DAN GARCIA
If you haven’t heard, Pharrell has signed Snoop Dogg to his i am OTHER record label, for the release of Snoop Dogg’s next album. The ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’ collaborators have been friends for many years and this deal marks a major step in their work together. However, while the two are both legends in the hip-hop world, given the turn Snoop has taken in the past few years, at the core this is not a good look for Pharrell.
Continue reading UNCUT | Pharrell’s ‘i am OTHER’ Label Needs to Drop Snoop Dogg, Like It’s Hot
BY TER STAFF
In honor of hockey returning this week and the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 overtime win tonight against the Dallas Stars, we have compiled a list of some of your favorite rappers and singers rocking some Blackhawks swag. Not sure how many are die hard fans or how many just enjoy the style of the sickest jersey in sports, but either way, enjoy.
Continue reading 10 Rappers/Singers Supporting the Chicago Blackhawks
BY DESMOND WASHINGTON
If you’ve been listening to current hip-hop in the past few years, you should know the ATL has been running things for a minute. But, gone are the days of ATL rappers such as Ludacris telling listeners “you don’t know him like that.” Today we have Atlanta up-and-comers like Migo, creating flows and making catchy hooks for strip clubs.
Continue reading The New ATL: Same City, Different Atmosphere
BY TER STAFF
In the opening to his STN MTN / Kauai project, Childish Gambino tells us about his dream where he ran Atlanta, which is a theme throughout the tape, and moves into a freestyle over the classic Atlanta rap track ‘Southern Hospitality’ by Ludacris. We took the liberty of showing what it would be like if Gambino ran Atlanta, when Atlanta ran rap, and photoshopped Gambino into some classic Atlanta album covers.
Continue reading Album Covers From Childish Gambino’s STN MTN ‘Dream’ Where He Ran Atlanta
BY DAN GARCIA
Behind every great rapper is a great non-rapping singer… well not really, but there are plenty of amazing singers that especially complement the rap world very well. While these singers almost always have hip-hop influences in their production, when they hit up the studio with one of your favorite rapper, a hit is bound to form. Check out our list of the best singers to complement rappers.
The Early Registration 