Welcome to the first installment of our new series, What Rappers Really Mean, where we attempt to demystify the true meaning behind your favorite rappers’ favorite words. To ensure the authenticity of this feature, we’ve handed the reins to a rapper named Soulbrotha. (Feel free to flood him with compliments or hate mail). Enjoy.
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Here’s a late update from the west coast. I got a chance to talk to Milk from the Audio Two (If you’re not old enough to rent a car, just Google it) and I couldn’t resist putting it on speaker and breaking out the recorder.
If you don’t have 12 minutes, here’s what you’re gonna miss:
Bring out your pen and pad, kiddies. Hip-Hop History 101 is now in session.
As postulated by Dr. Dre and Prof. Snoop Dogg. Peep more educational diagrams at Jamphat.
Before T-Pain, there was Roger Troutman. Before Auto-Tune, there was the Vocoder. Before the Vocoder, there was the Voice Coder Machine.
As we mark the 12th anniversary of Tupac Shakur’s death, I couldn’t help but think of all the hip-hop figures who left us long before we could complain of how bored we are of their music. While it’s true that death is terrible no matter when it strikes, this list aims to acknowledge 10 hip-hop artists who showed flashes of brilliance but never had a chance to reach their peak. [Disclaimer: This list ONLY includes artists aged 30 and younger.]
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Nas ruffled some feathers when he announced that his 9th album would be titled Nigger. After retailers threatened to boycott the CD, he caved to pressure and decided to release it without a title. Turns out Nas isn’t alone in his plight. Here are 10 other rap album titles — some even more provocative than anything Nas could dream of — that never made it to the shelves.
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