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Up and coming rapper Chase Allen is making his way from relative obscurity to the forefront of the Hip Hop community. The Los Angeles-based artist has just released to stunning visuals for “Nothing To Lose,” which chronicles his tumultuous journey from growing up in poverty in his hometown of Philly to his emerging success. In Part II of the Chase Allen interview, he addresses the topics of technology, the power music can have, what’s on the horizon, and honest lyricism. 

RAPstation (Kyle Eustice): We are flooded with new artists every day in this tech-heavy era. Does the internet make it harder to get recognized or easier? 

Chase Allen: I think the internet makes it a lot harder because everybody can put out music now. Anybody can

The eccentric rhymes of Kool Keith meet the enigmatic MF DOOM on the aptly-titled single, “Super Hero” catalogued on Keith's newt album under Mello Music, Featuring Magnetic.

“When I produced the track I pictured DOOM as a bunch of different Marvel characters,” said Keith, “Like two super heroic distinctive rappers with powers.”

Like a much-awaited crossover team-up from two iconic comic heroes, expectations were soaring as soon as the words “featuring MF DOOM” first came up, then the album dropped and we were met with sublime audio-induced catharsis from the two rappers. And just when things couldn't get any better, the music video debuts on The Fadershowcasing Kris Merc's direction,

Emerging Los Angeles-based rapper Chase Allen was raised in Philly and grew up in a musical household. His older brother was an emcee and producer while his middle brother was a producer, as well. After hearing Kanye West’s College Dropout, Allen was hooked on hip-hop. He soon realized he could be an artist, too, one that could reach inside, pull out raw emotion and put it all out on the table. Since then, he’s been steadily building a name for himself. With all odds stacked against him (his father passed away when he was 4 and his single mother had four kids to raise on a limited budget), he’s proving he has what it takes to not only escape poverty, but also rise to the top. Armed with tenacity and ambition, Allen has recently eleased the beautifully shot

Rostered under the prominent A$AP Mob, and recognized for his efforts as a solo artist, this day in Hip-hop recognizes the birth of Darold Ferguson Jr, aka A$AP Ferg.

Born in Harlem, New York, Ferg portrayed no stranger to rap but set music aside to pursue other things. But in every pursuit Ferg handled, many noticed his “impeccable hustle game”, one of which being long-time friend A$AP Rocky, who consistently pushed Ferg to take his hustle game towards rapping, to which, Ferg eventually relented.

Donning the A$AP moniker, Ferg's hustle game became evident through various collaborative singles, such as “Get High” and “Kissin' Pink”, as well as “Ghetto Symphony” featured on Rocky's breakout debut Long

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Born and raised in Long Beach, California, Snoop first entered the rap scene under the guidance of N.W.A.'s Dr Dre, who showcased the artist's flourishing potential in Dre's album, The Chronic back in 1992. The following year, Snoop made his official solo debut with the phenomenally-acclaimed album Doggystyle.

Signed under Death Row Records, the album featured several hit-singles such as “Gin & Juice” and “What's My Name?”, which altogether flaunted Snoop's distinct style, which in itself set himself apart from other rappers: “Snoop's vocal style is part of what distin

After releasing the consciousness raising track and subsequent video for "Tech $" and mixtape, Stay Woke, Oakland-based MC Zion I (aka Zumbi) is finally ready to drop his album, The Labyrinth, on his own imprint, Mind Over Matter Records. The project features guests spots from MCs Deuce Eclipse and Codnay Holiday, as well as production from Ariano, Mikos the Gawd, Teeko, and Decap. 

On his first full-length album minus former producer Amp Live, the new project finds Zumbi delivering plenty of insightful lyrics and soul-bearing revelations. Most notably, the track "Not Ur Fault” was written the night hi