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Growing up in South Central Los Angeles, James McCall, better known by his stage moniker Nocando, spent most of his life rapping on the streets and honing his skills in the local scene, which really helped shaped his musical style. 

Fast forward to 2016 and Nocando has built a reputable rap career with his regular appearances at The Airliner’s legendary weekly experimental hip-hop and electronic music club, Low End Theory (which he co-founded), affiliation with Project Blowed, and various battle rap performances. 

He recently released a new video for the track “ER” and brutally honest single, “El Camino,” which shines a spotlight on his undeniable ability to write incredible bars. In the RAPstation interview, Nocando talks abou

California-based rap duo, The Wryters, release their Top 40 mixtape, and the sound is unlike any we've heard before—well, actually that's not necessarily true.

The mixtape takes audiences back to Hip-hop's Golden Age through its organic messages, and raw content, mingled with introspective lyrics and R&B vibes, all of which polished with their distinct style, sharp beats, and enigmatic ambiences. The result is a smooth blend of old school Hip-hop brewed with a contemporary elements and modern perspectives, which in my opinion, comes off as both refreshing and invigorating to the ear.

The Wryters have been known for their introspect lyricism, rapping about their personal conflicts, life pursuits, as well as their unfiltered persp

One cannot deny the image of a chasm dividing young and old in the realm of Hip-hop. Born into the tumults of their generation, hip-hop veterans uphold differing perspectives as opposed to a large majority of their younger counterparts. Despite this, it appears the millennials seek to restore their reputation, especially with Audio Push aspiring to bridge the gap with their debut album 90951.

The southern California-based rap duo rostered by Oktane and Price aren't veterans to the game, but with only a week following their much-awaited debut, their album shows they aren't infants as well. While not estranged from the mainstream woes afflicting the younger generations, Audio Push perceives the greater image of a nation drowning in negativity, and respond wit

One simply can't dismiss the progress and change Hip-hop's made since it earliest years. Born out of the 90's movement himself, Chicago rapper/producer Common Sense acknowledges its current position and presses on with his thoughts in his forthcoming album Black America Again.

The album builds upon the ongoing issues of violence and racial tension afflicting communities nationwide, and last Thursday night—mere days after the shooting in El Cajon, Ca—Common Sense announced his lyrical movement against such maladies coming to fruition with his latest project.

“I haven't been this inspired since J Dilla passed. I got inspired to be an artist again,” addressed Common before previewing the record's content.

Detroit beats meet rap and rhymes from Brooklyn as Skyzoo and Apollo Brown present their collaborative album, which can now be found online.

The Easy Truth contains 15 tracks showcasing Skyzoo's razor-sharp word-smithing, all anchored atop Apollo's on-point production. The record also features guest appearances from Stalley, Conway and Patty Crash, Westside Gunn, as well as Slaughterhouse member Joelle Ortiz dishing out some bars on “A Couple Dollars”.

Highly-esteemed as the duo's most cohesive collective-output, The Easy Truth features hard-hitting beats, rattling rhythm-sections, and stellar instrumentation, which are significantly broadcasted in their single “Basquiat on the Draw”. On another note, “The Vibes&r

Smithing up monster beats straight out of the Golden Age, fans easily recognized Marley Marl for his iconic sounds, quickly earning him notoriety as one of Hip-hop's finest super-producers—of the sort that even Biggie himself looks up to.

It was through Marl's meticulous sound-bending skills that the Golden Age adopted his knack for hard-hitting beats and catchy samples, paving way to the invention of the sharpest beats and hooks in all of Hip-hop history. Marl was among first few to delve deeper into the art of complex producing, and was the first to synthesize drum loops through samples, innovating a new sound that eventually sparked a creative revolution transitioning to a modern Hip-hop sound.

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