With a new project full of ‘storytelling, and real experiences,’ hip-hop maestro Backpack Ben shares how ‘Dropped Out’ represents his creative vision and why ‘backpack rap’ isn’t a four-letter word ...

Rap , dance , DJ , do graffiti like , you know , I mean , so yeah. S2: Amidst the popularity of gangsta rap , a second school of thought is in the wings backpack rap , its signature item being the ...

On a recent episode of Circle The Block Radio, Dipset soldier Hell Rell gave a very interesting and thought provoking perspective as to why “conscious” Hip Hop has been virtually “wiped out”. Even ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. The fervent backpack traditions of New York underground rap can often produce a bit of a boy’s club, a fiercely gate-kept world in which any woman ...

It was a banner year for Souls of Mischief, a forward-thinking conscious hip-hop group from Oakland, Calif. In 1993, they were riding high on their acclaimed debut 93 ‘til Infinity, an album that has ...