Emcees that rhyme about an addiction to the ‘street life’ are usually products of their own lyrically-explained environment. Unfortunately, record label head honchos feed off of …Listen »
A follow-up to her acoustic-based release last year, Junkyard Jewel, Brooklyn newcomer Maya Azucena has created a new mixtape project strictly for and with her friends …Listen »
Unless you’re from the Pacific Northwest, you’ve probably never heard of Dividenz. You might also be surprised to hear that the duo, composed of rappers Notes …Listen »
In anticipation of the release of his third underground album, The Last Days, Boston rapper J the S (short for Jake the Snake) released a “prequel” …Listen »
This past February, DJBooth featured Jean Grae‘s new single, Love Thirst. Three months later, a remix has arrived with Busta Rhymes, who is hoping to quench …Listen »
Immortal Technique has never been one to mince words. The 3rd World, the title track off his upcoming album, is a heavy-hitting, flag-waving, no nonsense probe …Listen »
In an era when emceeing and hustling seem to be gratuitously interconnected, it has become hard to conclude whose story is real and whose is simply …Listen »
Jersey native Young Starrs and Connecticut’s Murph are currently enjoying their status as ‘underground superstars.’ As a follow-up to their popular online release, Loose Change, the …Listen »
Signed to Linkin Park rapper Mike Shinoda‘s Machine Shop Recordings, the LA-based underground group Styles of Beyond got their big break when the foursome was heavily …Listen »
Since his ‘07 collaboration with Karniege on Empire State, longtime member of hip-hop duo Cannibal Ox, Vast Aire, has been hard at work on his second …Listen »
In 2005, producer 9th Wonder, formerly of Little Brother, and veteran MC, Buckshot, came together to release their first project, entitled Chemistry. A little less than …Listen »
Racial and ethnic stereotypes have existed since the dawn of man; as long as people have shared opinions, the art of stereotyping has existed. Beyond racial …Listen »
