Hailing from the musical melting pot of Chicago, Carl Terrell Mitchell – famously known as Twista – has shaped the world of hip-hop with his extraordinary rapid-fire delivery. Born November 27, 1973, Twista's love for rhythm and rhyme ignited a career that would take him from local Chicago stages to the international spotlight. Garnering the title of the fastest rapper in the world by the Guinness World Records in 1992 was only the beginning. Read More...
Tyler, the Creator held his annual Camp Flog Gnaw music festival. The gathering took place at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, for the seventh year running. As you may have heard, the event produced a particularly stirring moment when Pusha T's "tech guy" threw up a "F*ck Drake" infographic, leading many to believe the former Clipse member was looking to re-enter the rat race. He would later rubbish those rumors via Twitter. Read More...
Nipsey Hussle has been holding down the west coast for some time, so it was only a matter of time before he hopped on a DJ Mustard beat of his own. "Where Your Money", a taste of his upcoming mixtape with Young & Reckless finds him doing just that.
Nipsey's laid-back gangster-isms give the snap track a more relaxed feel, with Mustard locking into a mid-tempo G-Funk groove.
As you well know, Nipsey sold his lat mixtape, Crenshaw for $100 a piece last year, and as far as we've heard, it's a strategy he'll be replicating on his subsequent projects. Read More...