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“We Tell Ourselves Stories In Order To Live”–Joan Didion Right now in hip-hop, there is truly no one rapping like Noname. She is not “the anti-Cardi B”. She is not, nor has she ever been, “the female Chance”. Born Fatimah Nyeema Warner, the Chicago-native exists in a lane of her own making. She came into …
In the final week of July, Dead End Hip-Hop: In Case You Missed It will be covering all things hip-hop and catch you up on all things DEHH!
Father and engineer behind the legendary Jackson 5—including the solo careers of Michael and Janet Jackson—died at the age of 89. According to TMZ, who was in direct correspondence with family sources, Joe Jackson passed away at 3:30 AM Wednesday in Los Angeles. Back in June, news surfaced that Jackson has been diagnosed with pancreatic …
In the second week of Dead End Hip-Hop: In Case You Missed It, we’ll be going over all things hip-hop and DEHH related to catch you up on everything you need to know to be caught up for the new week. Tyler, the Creator releases “a throwaway song” titled OKRA. It’s a colorful, vibrant, and …
“To be a woman who loves hip-hop at times is to be in love with your abuser. Because the music was and is that. And yet the culture is ours”.—Ava DuVernay I began writing this story on August 26, 2017—observing carefully XXXTentacion’s emergence into the public eye. And on August 26th, 2017 #WomensEqualityDay, Kendrick …
At the age of 24, KOTA the Friend has snagged the attention of XXL, The Fader, The Source, Pigeons & Planes, and OkayPlayer. As a fresh, new voice in hip-hop, KOTA is shaping out to be a force that cannot be ignored. I was granted the pleasure to interview KOTA years ago when he had …
