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Charli Baltimore's Pen Was Tested On "Ghetto Fabulous"
In a recent interview with The Art Of Dialogue, Charli Baltimore explains that Irv Gotti didn't believe that she actually wrote her own rhymes, and tested her by having her come to the studio to work on a song titled 'Ghetto Fabulous' with Death Row...
I Miss Liner Notes
I've always enjoyed learning new things, new contexts, connecting dots, and going down rabbit holes of history or lore - both in real worlds and fantasy worlds. In regards to hip-hop, this used to be accomplished by the long forgotten [liner notes](h...
We Are In Uncharted Territory
Hip-hop heads back in the day used to wonder what the landscape would be like in 20 or 30 years, once the genere became "old". What would the music sound like? Would it still be cool to be an rapper in your 50's? Would our kids have moved on to some new culture or style?
Many of those questions are being answered in real time. What is primarily taking shape are defining lines that are closely correlated to the lines between generations. Not to be confused with lines of sub-genres, regions, and the like - those have always been there. They often blurred, overlapped, shifted. These new lines are defining new ways to enjoy hip-hop that could...
