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Thomas Dishaw

Thomas Dishaw is a writer at Rap Therapy, known for his interviews with Hip Hop artists like Tee Grizzley, Babyface Ray, Icewear Vezzo, Payroll Giovanni, and Royce da 5’9″.

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…

Benzino Royce Da 5’9″ Beef, How I Got Caught in the CrossfireMar 31, 2026 · Articles

Benzino Royce Da 5’9″ Beef, How I Got Caught in the Crossfire

Benzino Royce Da 5’9" Beef took a turn I did not expect. These were the last words Ray Benzino sent me: Gm…

Bruiser Wolf Sheefy McFly Wannabees Review: Detroit Rap CanvasMar 27, 2026 · Articles

Bruiser Wolf Sheefy McFly Wannabees Review: Detroit Rap Canvas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCc50R_UidM Detroit rap keeps evolving, and Bruiser Wolf Sheefy McFly Wannabees proves it. Bruiser Wolf and Sheefy McFly step in with something…

Detroit Rappers Ranked by Monthly Spotify Listeners (Q1 2026)Mar 26, 2026 · Articles

Detroit Rappers Ranked by Monthly Spotify Listeners (Q1 2026)

Complete List of Detroit Rappers Ranked by Spotify Monthly Listeners Detroit is the most influential city in Hip Hop. The Detroit rap…

Dee-1 Checks Benzino: Your Resume Makes the Devil ProudMar 25, 2026 · Articles

Dee-1 Checks Benzino: Your Resume Makes the Devil Proud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgxbS1zYb44 Dee-1 Checks Benzino in a recent Instagram post that will likely go viral. Benzino never turns down a chance to let his…

Amp Fiddler’s Stolen MPC Surfaces on Facebook MarketplaceMar 24, 2026 · Articles

Amp Fiddler’s Stolen MPC Surfaces on Facebook Marketplace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scfO-YcXGXw&t=1s Amp Fiddler’s Stolen MPC Surfaces on Facebook Marketplace as the search for his missing gear gains attention. The drum machine holds…

Esham Lawsuit: On the Run for 10 Years Over $4.6 MillionMar 24, 2026 · Articles

Esham Lawsuit: On the Run for 10 Years Over $4.6 Million

Esham lawsuit details date back to 2003, when he was sued for a reported $4,650,000 by Detroit’s own Bridgeport Music, Southfield Music,…

Filthy Rockwell Clothing: Rare Designs from the ArchiveMar 23, 2026 · Archives

Filthy Rockwell Clothing: Rare Designs from the Archive

I ran across these old Filthy Rockwell clothing designs on an archived version of thomasdishaw.com, a website that has since been taken…

Sada Baby Booking Price: How Much He Charges Per ShowMar 23, 2026 · Articles

Sada Baby Booking Price: How Much He Charges Per Show

You may be surprised at Sada Baby booking price. He took to Instagram to voice his frustration with promoters who do not…

Boldy James Interview at Heaven StudiosMar 21, 2026 · Articles

Boldy James Interview at Heaven Studios

In 2022, I had the opportunity to interview Boldy James at Heaven Studios. It was a beautiful time to be involved in…

Bruiser Wolf: Spoken Word Meets BabyTronMar 20, 2026 · Articles

Bruiser Wolf: Spoken Word Meets BabyTron

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W48EXiKEZfU How Bruiser Wolf Took Over My Night The other night I was subjecting my girl to low-grade torture by watching YouTube…

Stic From Dead Prez Shares Original Loud Records Artwork and Early VisionMar 18, 2026 · Articles

Stic From Dead Prez Shares Original Loud Records Artwork and Early Vision

Stic from Dead Prez took to Instagram to share a bit of history. The photo pictured below was the first piece of…

Onyx “The Last Days” | DJ Clue Halloween Hold Up Pt 2 (1996)Mar 16, 2026 · Archives

Onyx “The Last Days” | DJ Clue Halloween Hold Up Pt 2 (1996)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5PKgmyBIXs Onyx “The Last Days” is one of those records that still hits the same decades later. It feels heavy. Sticky Fingaz…

Saigon, Ebro, and the Cost of Gatekeeping in Hip HopDec 15, 2025 · Articles

Saigon, Ebro, and the Cost of Gatekeeping in Hip Hop

Saigon the Yardfather, as some might remember him, is a rapper from Brooklyn, New York, with ties to Jay-Z, Just Blaze, and…

Nas & DJ Premier Signed Light Years Vinyl Skyrockets on eBayDec 14, 2025 · Articles

Nas & DJ Premier Signed Light Years Vinyl Skyrockets on eBay

Nas and DJ Premier have been teasing this link-up for so long it started to feel like rap folklore, but Light Years…

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