First Look: Doomtree
When you think of Minneapolis Hip Hop, you may first think of Rhymesayers. When you think about 9 member Hip Hop crews, you may first think of the Wu-Tang Clan. Well, the Doomtree collective have simultaneously added their name to both lists with their self-titled LP, released earlier this year. While the crew consists of people from different races, ethnicities, genders, and musical…
First Look: XV
Kansas born XV is currently eclipsed in a Hip Hop version of the great flood. Sending cyberspace a wash in new material, XV has undertaken a 40 Days/40 Nights project in which he drops a new song every AM and every PM. Each day XV gives the world new tracks about his love for video games, girls, comics, and how he left earth for the distant Planet Squaria before settling in the Coolniverse.…
DJ RTC: “Swagger Like Chi” feat. Naledge, MarVo, Really Doe, Bump J, Mikkey Halsted, & GLC
"Swagger Like Us" hit the internet a few weeks ago and has become a monster smash. Kanye West, Jay-Z, Lil' Wanye, and T.I. all delivered on the biggest posse cut in years, and the infectious beat has been tackled by emcees nationwide. Shortly after the track's release, I was able to get my hands on an instrumental, which I emailed to Mikkey Halsted, jokingly asking him to shout me out…
First Look: Chip Tha Ripper
"We're young & running s**t ya dig?" says Cleveland's Chip Tha Ripper, some of your favorite upcoming emcee's favorite upcoming emcee. After spending a day with Chip and his S.L.A.B. crew it's easy to see why. Chip's music, style, and dialect creates a steady diet of 'what...that s**t's crazy...', and with an upcoming project with Hi-Tek in the works, it doesn't look like that is going to…
First Look: 6th Sense
6th Sense is building a very strong underground buzz both on the mic and behind the boards. After peeping and posting a few 6th Sense joints, we linked up with the NYC emcee/producer for the latest edition of RH First Look. Get to know 6th Sense below as he speaks on his introduction to music, clears up how he got his name, and explains why he's the best emcee behind the boards...aside from…
First Look: Fashawn
We turn our attention out West for this edition of RH First Look. While L.A. and The Bay take the majority of the Sunshine State's Hip Hop shine, emcees do also hail from Fresno, a city that can count Planet Asia amongst its native sons. Continuing in that tradition is Fashawn, a highly talented comeup, with skill and wisdom beyond his years.
"No one believes me when I tell'em I’m 19. It’s…
First Look: DJ MetroGnome
Hip Hop's not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of Indianapolis, Indiana. After Peyton Manning, Bobby Knight, and Reggie Miller, but somewhere before Purdue and Glenn Robinson (sorry, it's science) is the public's consciousness of Nap Town's Hip Hop scene. While the country at large may be sleeping on this Midwestern city's beats and rhymes, there are plenty in the Circle City…
Chuck D: A Hero To Most
What more can you say about Chuck D, the front man for Public Enemy? Really, what can you say? So much ink, video reels, and audio tapes have been devoted to Chuck D and his musical brilliance that this intro is probably one of the most difficult that I have had to write in all my time of writing interview intros. I could write about Chuck D's rise to prominence with the groundbreaking force that…