| The Rap-Up: Week of August 5, 2024 | August 5, 2024 |
Harley Geffner delivers this week's Rap-Up, featuring new tunes from Benji Blue Bills, Khantrast, Nino Paid and more.
| The Rap Up: Week of March 2, 2018 | March 2, 2018 |
The Rap Up returns with words on Valee, Sonny Digital, and more.
| The Rap Up: Week of February 23, 2018 | February 23, 2018 |
Lucas Foster recruits Austin Brown for this week's Rap Up. Featuring Lil Flash & OJ Da Juiceman, Greedo, Lil Durk, Lil West, Kirb La Goop & Lil Wop.
| Going the Distance: Lil Durk and Lil Reese Become Supa Vultures | August 28, 2017 |
Austin Brown takes a look at 'Supa Vultures,' the new EP from Lil Durk and Lil Reese.
| The Rap-Up: Week of Feb. 19th | February 18, 2016 |
New old Kanye, another consistent Spitta Andretti tape, a new project from Ras G, and more.
| Bracket: Hardest Rap Album of All Time: Vote on the Sweet 16 | April 28, 2015 |
Voting closes Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. PST
| Rap-Up Week of 4/24/15 | April 24, 2015 |
From De La and Nas to Post Malone to OG Maco to OT Genasis.
| P.O.W Fall Mixtape: Windy City Rap Blended By Max Bell | November 14, 2014 |
For his Fall Mixtape, Max Bell blends his favorite Chicago rap songs from Da Brat to Chief Keef.
| How the Sad Robot Became The Dominant Sound in Rap | February 20, 2014 |
Essay by Dan Adu-Gyamfi, art by Brad Beatson and captions by Son Raw. T-Pain’s use of Auto-Tune influenced many to follow their singing dreams even if their vocal chords refused to go along. A new rap subgenre was born: “Sad Robot Music.” The phrase was coined by site founder, Jeff Weiss, and rapper, Nocando, on […]
| Got Your Phone Tapped: Lil Durk & Zaytoven Connect | October 16, 2013 |
Harold Stallworth still has a ringtone. Throughout the Clinton era, rap music and telephones were a heavenly match. Mobb Deep’s “Party Over,” Biggie Smalls’ “Warning,” Danja Mowf’s “Phone Tag,” Medina Green’s “Crosstown Beef,” The Firm’s “Phone Tap,” and Capone-N-Noreaga’s “Phone Time” were recorded in a world when jacks still had an air of mystique about […]
