“I think over the years for me, I don’t acknowledge distinctions between genres,” Britell said, also citing legends as diverse as Mozart, The Beatles, Quincy Jones, and Dr. Dre. “I think powerful music is just powerful music.” Speaking with MTV News, Britell discussed the early process...
Arguments regarding what makes an individual a “true” recording artist has gotten even murkier thanks to the recent success of social media influencers turned chart toppers. Someone who understands that exact conversation is none other than Corey Dennard a.k.a. Mr. Hanky. Read the rest here!...
Post Cardi B success, Mona Scott Young’s Love & Hip Hop series has transitioned from bottom-feeding reality television featuring either “has been” artists or desperate attention seekers to a legitimate platform for possible superstardom. Industry credentials don’t matter when one has a personality big enough for potential viral...
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Kicking off the 2018 BET Awards weekend festivities last Thursday (June 21), HipHopDX hosted its annual gaming tournament between rappers and professional gamers for the third year in a row. “DXTurbo III was where Hip Hop and the ‘fighting game community’ throwdown,” said fighting game legend and...
Despite maintaining the same beats plot-wise, there’s a lot actually that mirrors the original. However, the differences could be best referred to as Al Pacino‘s now celebrated turn as Tony Montana in Scarface set in early 1980s Miami as opposed to the 1930s original’s Chicago setting. Here are a...
The “Freaky Tales” of wild sexual escapades, pimpin’ and hyper-masculine braggadocio has been one of Too Short’s calling cards throughout his storied career. Yet and still, his appropriately titled The Sex Tape Playlist is playing it safe regardless of how worn the mackin’ wheels have become. Serving...
For the past several years, Will Packer has evolved into one of the most undeniable figures within Hollywood producer circles thanks to over a dozens of blockbuster films that have catered primarily to African American audiences. These include Girls Trip, Ride Along, Think Like A Man, Straight Outta Compton, Obsessed, Stomp The Yard and...
Three decades since real-life cousins E-40 and B-Legit founded pioneering Bay Area quartet The Click, both remain regional OGs regardless of their individual career journeys. Which makes their joint Connected & Respected project a welcome surprise blending tag-team hood sermons, trunk-rattling production and features leaning more toward local talent. However,...
By now, it’s a well known logistical fact that technology has helped hip-hop continue its reign of power in America (and around the world). This is apparent via many different statistics such as the fact that the genre can now even be credited with streaming revenue representative of...
