Bun B’s Jumbo Coloring and Rap Coloring Book

Low Lai Chow Contributor

By Low Lai Chow in New Products on Tuesday 11 June 2013

Rapper Bun B and music critic Shea Serrano teamed up for Bun B’s Jumbo Coloring and Rap Activity Tumblr, a collection of rap coloring and activity pages you can print out and color. The actual book will be out this fall. Start the kids young, we say.

Read more

Info-rap-ics: Rap infographic

Low Lai Chow Contributor

By Low Lai Chow in New Trends on Saturday 4 May 2013

So, this is it: ‘The wisdom of rappers quantified’. These mini-infographics by Srahhh will get you guessing the song origins from whence they sprung. Hint: there’s a bit of BIG, a bit of MC Hammer, a bit of Nelly and a bit of Coolio.

Read more (1 comment)

Awesome video for new Diplo single: Set It Off

The Retar Crew Reader Find

By The Retar Crew in New Music on Tuesday 8 January 2013

Wow. This video is awesome. Well, if you like incredibly sexy girls and a super hot beats. Nah, probably not for you. Props to director Ryan Staake. Please make a part two and let us audition for the role of the pole.

Read more

New music by The Retar Crew

Lost At E Minor Reader Find

By Lost At E Minor in Video on Thursday 3 January 2013

The Retar Crew is a Chicago-based hip hop group comprised of MCs/actors J.Q., G.Q., P.O. and Jackson. The Crew has built a rabid following via their YouTube channel and by offering regular free music downloads via their Website. Their most recent download is entitled Lake Effect.

Read more

The Rap Board

Margarita Peker Reader Find

By Margarita Peker in Cool Websites on Monday 21 November 2011

The Rap Board is one of those gifts from the internet that, in theory, you think you don’t need or want. But before you go digging for the receipt whilst fantasising about your exchange gift, I strongly urge you to give it a go. Quite simply, The Rap Board is a soundboard of rapper catch-phrases [...]

Read more

Lil Boosie

Gerry Mak Reader Find

By Gerry Mak in New Music on Thursday 14 October 2010

I’m not a hip-hop expert. I’m just a suburban kid who listened to a fair share of it growing up. I loved ’90s hip-hop. It seemed grittier and more interesting than the materialistic top-40 rap of the early Aughts. I sort of gave up on hip-hop for a while. Recently, though, I’ve been hearing some really great stuff. Lil Boosie is a dude from Baton Rouge. He’s in prison awaiting trial for murder.

Read more

Get Em Mamis

Gerry Mak Reader Find

By Gerry Mak in New Music on Wednesday 4 August 2010

Get Em Mamis is a fantastic Baltimore rap duo that played the Whartscape Festival this past weekend. I fed them tacos. Check out their latest album, TerAwesome, especially the single, Work, or this older track, Cold Summer. [audio:http://www.gramotunes.com/Get_Em_Mamis_Cold_Summer.mp3]

Read more