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Underrated Hip-hop – New England And Beyond – Cop This Shit!
Here’s a quick list of some musicians whose music I feel does not get its fair share of attention and need to be shouted out. No pretense, no thinly-veiled shameless self-promotion – just dope music.
My Top 10 Favorite Hip Hop Albums
I wanted to give yall a better understanding of where I’m coming from and standard I judge yall against.
So, without further ado…
I present to you:
Sneaky Pete’s Hip Hop Album Top Ten List!!!!!!!!
#10) Is a tie: Life and Times of Sean Carter / Hard to Earn
Pretty hard to argue dude ISN’T the GOAT/All about Primo Production
PDP is the Best HIP-HOP ACT in Providence
Poorly Drawn People — Dox, Storm Davis, Entity, Reason, and DJ Sterby Rock — are crafting an aesthetic, and monstrous reputation, for the best damn hip-hop around. Davis, the de facto spokesman, attributes their success to a variety of factors, but one element in particular: “Ninety-eight percent of it has to do with the fact that we actually, sincerely don’t give a shit what anybody thinks,” says Davis. “Don’t get us wrong — we love validation, praise, applause, and whatever else people want to give us. But if we’re happy with it, we don’t care what anyone thinks.”
KRS-One Show is Postponed till Sunday May 11th
The KRS-One and Strange Famous Records showcase that was scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday Aprill 22nd) has been postponed to Sunday May 11th. I first got word about this from Keebla the B-Boy Kingpin of the RI hip hop scene. So after some research I was able to confirm that yes, it is true that the show is postponed. I heard the reason was that at the Connecticut show, someone in the crowd threw a bottle and hit KRS with it causing the injury. I think KRS is pointing to where the bottle struck him.
Crabs In a Barrel
marked “RI Rap Sceneâ€
Being born and raised in PROVIDEnce, I’ve come to accept certain drawbacks about this state. For example:
- Our tap water SUCKS!! (I say that b/c there was a time the ish was on point!)
- Springtime died in April 97’ (April Fools Day Blizzard)
- We (RI) are the mecca of nepotism.
However, the one issue I can’t bring myself to accept is, the lack of success we’ve had establishing ourselves as a legitimate region of hip hop talent.
Rest In Peace Richie Ragz (Fedd Hill)
Richie Ragz the youngest artist of Fedd Hill past away yesterday, Friday February 1st. It’s a tragedy when ever someone so young loses their life. This seems almost surreal to me, Richie had been to my old apartment many times. I have designed a lot of artwork for Fedd Hill. Just recently Pone and Richie came by my mom’s crib to meet up with me to discuss the development of their website. If there is one thing I can say about Richie is that he was always very respectful and polite. Not something I am used to when dealing with emcees. Usually emcees are always in “character”, But Richie was mature and down to earth. And even tho I didn’t know him very well, I do feel loss when I think of the fact that he has moved on.
My condolences go out to his family, friends and loved ones. Here is a mini bio about Ragz I got from his myspace page: (more…)
Sage Francis Protests the Hidden Holocaust
Sage Francis hip Hop Artist tells the benefits of being vegetarian. This PSA was produced for PETA – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Jared Paul Illegally detained.
by hw on October 11th, 2008 | 0 Comments
One of your own residents were treated pretty badly by the Ramsey County for crimes he did not commit. While you all should know who Jared Paul is (Activist, Spoken Word Artist) from many shows with Sage Francis to the Providence Poetry Slams, he tells his story about his trip to St Paul for the RNC. click the read more to check it out.
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