Tag: rap

  • Shaky Shawn: Going Home

    Shaky Shawn, Chicago rapper, believed that collaboration would improve the music scene for Black performers. She was proud of being an independent rapper, but clearly understood that a label could propel an artist to a wider audience. Shaky, known also as Ashanti Wright, was a victim of gun violence; the second woman killed in the…

  • BOOG THE BANDIT: A Retrospective

    Boog the Bandit, aka Courtney Nicole Bruce, has been gunned down in Columbus, Ohio. As per reports from various sources, the up and coming rapper made it to the hospital where she succumbed to her wounds. It goes without saying that this is horrific news. Combined with the multiple shooting deaths of other young LBGT+…

  • #Audio: @BREZOFFICIAL – ‘REALiSH’

    Philadelphia rapper Bre-Z has recently dropped a slick new track called ‘Realish’. Having become a firm fan favourite whilst playing the fiery ‘Freda Gatz’ on smash hit American TV show Empire, Bre-Z is now well positioned to be ‘up next’. With a rapidly growing fanbase and a mixtape apparently coming soon, we look forward to hearing more from…

  • #AUDIO: BLVCKREBEL – “Murder She Wrote” [@BLVCKREBEL]

    BLVCKREBEL is a 21 year old lesbian artist out of Atlanta,Ga . Channeling the negative energy from an early diagnosis of PTSD and severe depression, she makes waves with a leaked single from her debut project entitled Murder She Wrote which she also produced. Check it out below. Dope.

  • #Mixtape: NY$$E – “Who The fuck Is NY$$E?” [@chiefnysse]

    A Compilation of some of Ny$$e Dope tracks, Laid Back Rap, trippy hiphop. Chekc it out.