Category Archives: News
iTunes censors rap music uploaded through iTunes Match service
And now for a little technology and rap news, to end your week. It appears that the iTunes Match service is filtering out content uploaded to the service, specifically files related to your rap or hip-hop music collection. So you … Continue reading
Flight Distance break bodies under the gears of the apparatus on “All Crushed Up Under the Same Terrible Wheel”
Like a Trotsky reference in a Dennis Miller routine, Flight Distance are complex. In a post-Def Jux world, they’ve tapped into a cold vein in the classical sense; Canadian huskies spitting that Anthony Haney over some of the most expensive … Continue reading
Knamelis and SUP∆83 broadcasting from a not so odd future as MART!N McFLY
Canadian rappers, or most non-American MCs for that matter, often get criticized for a slavish reverence to the cornerstones of hip-hop as a genre and culture; backpack stereotypes get reinforced, Vinnie Paz/Necro clones amass en masse, the 20-year history of … Continue reading
Jamaican reggae superstar King Stitt loses battle with prostate cancer
At the age of 72, King Stitt, whose DJing technique known as “toasting” was an influence on hip-hop music, lost his battle with prostate cancer. Stitt died at his home in Jamaica after being recently discharged from the hospital. Stitt, … Continue reading
Soul Train host Don Cornelius found dead of gunshot wound at home
Don Cornelius, the iconic mastermind behind the hit television series Soul Train, was found dead in his home this morning. The cause of death appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, although official cause of death hasn’t been released as … Continue reading
Grindtime East Coast presents “GTEC Volume 1″
New York is the battle rap mecca. Period. Other regions might rise in the wake of fall-offs or dormancy but the “NY freestyle,” pre-written acapella rhymes, was born there. So it’s only natural that with the sea change from freestyle … Continue reading
The Alliance Battle League offers an environment for rap talent to thrive
The Alliance Battle League (A.B.L.), friends to RapMusic.com, is an organization that hosts events and contests that are of particular interest to rap music enthusiasts and hardcore enjoyers of the music. What you’ll find below is more information and a … Continue reading
King of the Dot presents “Blackout 2″
This Saturday, January 21, King of the Dot, Canada’s premier battle league four years and running, is throwing what will surely be one of the most talked about battle events in recent memory. The sequel to last year’s infamous “Blackout” … Continue reading
Sonny Bamboo is taking no shorts on Leprechaun Don
Southern heart/midwestern work ethic best describes Atlanta’s Sonny Bamboo. Part of a litany of WRC/Grindtime vets on their music grind but part of a select few actually putting out consistent quality work, the Grindtime Midwest founder and Indiana transplant recently … Continue reading
