Prelude & Feud on a 'G' Thang: Biggie vs Tupa...

A sci-fi ballet imagined a 2080 where AI strips people of purpose, and the day before its New York premiere, an actual dystopia arrived. Arc Iris, the trio of Jocie Adams, Zach Tenoriom and Ray Belli, built iTMRW as a concept record set in a future ruled by a mega-corporation tha ...  Show more

A culture that rewards easily consumable individual identities produces plenty of pop stars and almost no bands. A significant exception: MUNA, the trio of Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson. MUNA treats the band as a structure that grounds identity beyond the ego a ...  Show more

The OGs who fired the first shots in the East Coast vs West Coast war started at the bottom, only to end up on the grind with 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, Suge Knight, and Dr. Dre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

This week, Dope KNife chops it up with leftist activist and battle rapper extrordinaire Soul Khan and discusses the roots and ethics of battle rap culture with cohost Linqua Franqa, reflecting on famous rap battles of history-- Kool Moe Dee vs. Busy Bee, Boogie Down Productions v ...  Show more

After the murders of two of the most famous rappers of the 90s, people have speculated and theorized who could have been behind the hits. Some suggest Biggie was involved in Tupac's murder. Some say music executive Suge Knight was behind both.Part 1: https://audioboom.com/posts/8 ...  Show more

Rob Harvilla explores the legacy of Tupac Shakur, one of the most important figures hip-hop ever birthed and a person whose life was defined by contradictions. He breaks down Tupac’s rise in music and Hollywood and his latter-day stint at Death Row Records, including the mega-hit ...  Show more