Bullet: “Run This Town” Freestyle
"They want to run this town, I don't understand it, you can run the city, I'll run this planet." I'll put Bullet's "Run This Town" Freestyle up against anybody else's, hands down. Line after line Bullet keeps it tough, and sticks to themes. Great job, homie. Get to know Bullet a little bit better here in our First Look. Read more
Planet Asia: “Super Hero” featuring DJ Toure
This is that Gold Chain Music...Planet Asia links up with DJ Toure of the Hiero camp for "Super Hero" off the second edition of the Marvel Vs. Capcom mixtape. Very smooth video, and I really think Planet Asia looks like Beyoung from Pac Div... Read more
Mickey Factz: “Flyin’ Balloons” (prod. by Cookin’ Soul)
"I'm kosher...I don't even watch movies with Kevin Bacon." Cookin' Soul dropped the first single from their Nah Right assisted EPish project. Mickey Factz is on the mic on "Flyin' Balloons", a song that contradicts Forrest Gump's mom and accompanies Mickey's flow with a somewhat unorthodox beat (that's really the best way to describe it now)...More info about the project and the track is below.…
RH First Look: K. Salaam & Beatnick
This week we put the RH First Look microscope on the production duo of K. Salaam and Beatnick. The two have made major way for themselves in the last calendar year. With production credits ranging from Pharoahe Monch to Young Buck, the NYC base team now turn their atention towards their first proper album being released later this year. Get to know them a little bit better here.Read more
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.…
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…
[RH Interview] Evidence – A Lesson In Thematics
In their 1998 classic, "Intergalactic", Mike D of the Beastie Boys rapped, "got an A from Moe Dee for sticking to themes." The brag's origins come from Kool Moe Dee's 1988 Rap Report Card, in which he doled out grades to some of the genre's top artists through a variety of categories. It should be no surprise that Kool Moe Dee gave himself the highest ranking, with stars like Run DMC, KRS One,…
RH Interview: Andrew Barber Talks FakeShoreDrive At 10 and Much More
The first time I met Andrew Barber (fuck, 10 years ago!) I couldn't wait for him to shut up and leave me alone. In response, he (unsurprisingly) thought I was kind of a jerk. It was December 2007, and I was DJing an event at the Nike Offices entitled The Brotherhood. It was a coming together of formidable streetwear brands at the time - PHLI, LEADERS, and Self-Conscious and a celebration of the…