By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Sadat X and his rap group Brand Nubians arrived on the music scene in the 1990’s. The three man group that also included Lord Jamar and Grand Puba was known for
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Category: Artist Spotlight/Interviews
GRIND CORNER: (Awol)
This Month Our Highlight goes to Awol . Producer/Promoter from Chicago IL. It takes the time to tell us how he’s handling buisness and staying on the grind. Black Truth News: Can you
Read moreMixtape Review: Alias John Brown Presents: “Retribution”
Jarrod Horton Staff Writer I got an instant head nod when I heard the first track on Alias John Brown mix-tape; “Retribution: Street Campaign.” A Lauryn Hill sample played throughout the first track called “Life”
Read moreGrind Corner: (Big Mel)
WE HIGHLIGHT THE STREET The Grind Corner is a monthly showcase of regular people out there in the world grinding, working and trying to make a difference n
Read moreGrind Corner: Que Billah
We Highlight The Street Our Highlight this month goes to QUE BILLAH. Representing the west side of Chicago; “QB” has toured with some of the biggest names in Hip Hop. We caught up with him for a
Read moreGrind Corner: Artist: Lunatic
We Highlight The Street Our Highlight this month goes to Lunatic. Representing the west side of Chicago; ‘Tic’ has drop three mix-tapes already with more to come. We caught up with him for a second, got his
Read moreGrind Corner: Lady Nile
We Highlight The Street Our first Highlight goes to the self proclaimed “Chi-City Goddess of the Hip Hop street grind” Lady Nile. We caught up with Lady Nile on the streets of Chicago pushing her music; grinding
Read moreThe Impact of J Dilla
This is the legacy of one James Dewitt Yancey also known as the one and only J Dilla. Born Feb. 7th 1974 and passing Feb. 10th 2006, J Dilla has been regarded as one the best Hip Hop producers of all time.
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