TRAP LOGIC: The Top Five Most Influential Rappers and Producers in the History of Trap Rap On Busta Rhymes, collaborations, rap as pop and the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival On Flosstradamus and some opinions on the underground’s trap fascination… Busta Rhymes to Headline 2012 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
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TRAP LOGIC: The Top Five Most Influential Rappers and Producers in the History of Trap Rap

Asheville, NC native Briana Younger is a 21-year old recent Howard University graduate and a true trap rap devotee. With both a degree in broadcast journalism and a successful internship...

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On Busta Rhymes, collaborations, rap as pop and the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival

Busta Rhymes disproves the hypothesis that sound and fury symbolizes nothing. In the near fifty years of hip-hop’s mainstream existence, few have ever approached his level of consistency in using...

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On Flosstradamus and some opinions on the underground’s trap fascination…

The story of the rapidly zooming to mainstream success of Chicago DJ duo Flosstradamus isn’t totally the latest story of urban hipster appropriation of hip-hop style for mainstream success. Yes,...

May 8, 2012 · No comments yet

Busta Rhymes to Headline 2012 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival

Busta Rhymes to Headline 2012 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival Limited amount of early bird tickets available. Brooklyn, NY May 7, 2012 Brooklyn Bodega, producers of the annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF),...

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IN MEMORIAM: On Donna Summer and the “Mona Lisa’s Smile”

There’s a notion in music that I fondly refer to as the “Mona Lisa’s Smile.”...

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Show & Prove May Preliminary (5/10)

The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, Brooklyn Bodega and KevinNottingham.com present the second Show & Prove preliminary...