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Ras Kass Drink Champs Interview: Living With Jay-Z & David Banner
Featured · Articles · Aug 7, 2026

Ras Kass Drink Champs Interview: Living With Jay-Z & David Banner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf_jqqGIiJQ&t=7954s Ras Kass Drink Champs interview stories cover a lot of ground, unfolding across a three-plus-hour conversation with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN. The Carson, California lyricist — known for razor-sharp bars on albums like…

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DJ Premier & Ransom’s ‘Amazing Graces’ Is Criminally OverlookedMay 22, 2026 · Articles

DJ Premier & Ransom’s ‘Amazing Graces’ Is Criminally Overlooked

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN-6AaBb2_M So DJ Premier and Ransom dropped "Amazing Graces" back in October and the internet kinda just... nodded and kept it moving.…

Was Tupac Friends With MC Hammer?May 21, 2026 · Articles

Was Tupac Friends With MC Hammer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTbU5OLwifs The Unlikely Friendship Between Tupac and MC Hammer Was Tupac friends with MC Hammer? It sounds unlikely on paper. 2Pac was…

LGP Qua’s Philly First 48 Freestyle: The Verse That Made Him ‘Voice of the Youth’May 21, 2026 · Articles

LGP Qua’s Philly First 48 Freestyle: The Verse That Made Him ‘Voice of the Youth’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYGEFFaBiYA LGP Qua's Philly First 48 Freestyle LGP Qua's Philly First 48 freestyle is a heartbreaking prophecy of the unforgiving streets of…

Detroit Rapper GT Proves Range With “Detroit Money Phone”Apr 19, 2026 · Articles

Detroit Rapper GT Proves Range With “Detroit Money Phone”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulym1hLDWSQ Detroit rapper GT is building a career that has stretched well over a decade. From his time at Dirty Glove to his…

Replace Spotify and Stop Paying for Music StreamingApr 17, 2026 · Articles

Replace Spotify and Stop Paying for Music Streaming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVusFg7kntU&t=433s Replace Spotify with a $100 Raspberry Pi music server and stream your own library on your terms. Diggin The Greats walks…

Why Rappers Need a YouTube ManagerApr 14, 2026 · Articles

Why Rappers Need a YouTube Manager

Why rappers need a YouTube manager comes down to one simple issue, most artists are uploading music without a real system behind…

Northside Lord Carries the Mask Into a New EraApr 5, 2026 · Articles

Northside Lord Carries the Mask Into a New Era

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNf_5DxLctQ Northside Lord Proves There’s Still Room for the Mask in Hip Hop Just when I thought there wasn’t room for another…

Fat Ray Santa Rosa Is His Best Work Yet, Here’s WhyApr 2, 2026 · Articles

Fat Ray Santa Rosa Is His Best Work Yet, Here’s Why

Fat Ray Santa Rosa and the Night I Met Him in Detroit Fat Ray Santa Rosa is everywhere right now, and for…