Hip Hop and Shoes

Since the early 1980s, hip hop and rap music have made more than their fair share of contributions to the evolution of shoe styles.  This goes hand in hand with changes in artists, their musical styles, and industry trends.  For the last 30 years, a lot of bit changes have taken place in hip-hop: lyrical development, jewelry, beats, high fashion, and political and cultural influences have all played a role in getting the musical genre where it is now. (more…)

Conscious Rapper’s Hierarchy of Needs

You might say that “conscious rapper” is a vague, overall term for rappers who don’t get into degrading women, gun violence, and drugs. A conscious rapper is one who raps about key social issues, staying positive, and being empowered. As such, these rappers tend to gain a following of fans who may think of them as heroic figures, placing them on a pedestal that can cause a lot of inner trauma when these stars have an occasional fall from grace.  And it happens a lot. (more…)

Take Notice: ASAP Rocky

For the past couple of years, everyone has been talking about how ASAP Rocky is the next big underground rap artist to break through, but for some reason he is still on the cusp. With rave reviews from so many industry enthusiasts, and tracks that more than back them up, you would have expected him to have been taking the hip hop world by storm at this point: (more…)

Merging of Genres

The giant genre merge is happening. That’s right boys and girls, ghouls and jesters of society. The world is learning what some of you already have noticed. Music is changing. Evolving into a mesh of all genres. Country is adding rap into the mix. Rock is adding pop. Metal is adding techno and rap. Rap is adding lots of influences.
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