Tennessee is known for country music and whiskey. But if you ask hip-hop heads, they’ll likely say that the state is also known for being the home of the legendary group, Three 6 Mafia. Them boys were wild back then. They had a ton of classics. When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1 and…

It was with great pride when I first listened to Field Mob’s debut album, 613: Ashy to Classy, when it first debuted. Their southern charm, grammar, and lyrics were refreshingly different in a year that was dominated by the likes of radio-friendly hits such as Nelly’s Country Grammar, Jay-Z’s Big Pimpin’, and Dr. Dre’s The…

Know which hip-hop trio supergroup have just two albums under their belt and yet still had a “best of” album compilation? Westside Connection. That’s right. The trio consisting of Mack 10, Ice Cube and WC have put out some bangers for the West Coast. Their first album together went platinum, and their second went gold.…

There’s a reason why The LOX is one of the most respected hip-hop trio groups of all time. They’ve been doing it for almost three decades now. It’s obvious their stock has risen tremendously after their Verzuz battle with Dipset. It’s crazy, but if you look at their album catalog spanning the decades, they’ve only…

We’re taking it back to New York in episode #9! Specifically, we’re heading to the Bed-Stuy neighborhood in Brooklyn. One rapper who represents Bed-Stuy to the fullest has got to be Maino. In fact, I just found out that August 16 is officially dedicated as Maino day! Maino was definitely a controversial type of dude.…

There’s bound to be songs that you’ve heard a long, long time ago that you’re having trouble recalling years or even decades later. One day, curiously, a part of the song just pops in your head. This could either be the chorus, the beat, the singer or suddenly recalling a fond memory you’ve experienced and…

If you’re a fan of Chinese martial art movies, then no doubt you must have heard of Wong Fei Hung. Usually played by international superstar Jet Li, the Once Upon a Time in China movie series was literally my childhood. 🤣 However, there were other popular martial artists back in the olden days besides Wong…

You ever noticed how some song or beat seems so simple and hypnotic that you swear it is something you likely could have created on your own if you really had tried? Or at least that’s what you keep telling yourself. How can something sound so basic and even elementary at times, but when strung…

You know that feeling you get when watching a television show or anime, and you just can’t get the theme song out of your head? You know, the one that you rarely skip over in the intro or ending because the song is just that damn good? The one where you’re thinking that had the…

I promise, I’m not a conceited individual. However, I do believe I have a pretty good ear for certain types of music. Part of why doing the random song highlights series is so fun and exciting is being able to hopefully introduce new music to listeners that they may never have either heard before or…