Articles by Erin Lowers

Nitty Scott, MC

The Art Of Chill

PUBLISHED May 23, 2014

Florida-raised, Brooklyn-bred rapper Nitty Scott, MC isn't new to the underground rap scene, but after releasing The Boombox Diaries, Vol....

Freddie Gibbs x The World's Freshest

The Tonite Show

PUBLISHED May 13, 2014

Sprouting between the success of Freddie Gibbs' collaboration with Madlib, Piñata, and his forthcoming project Eastside Slim, the street sp...

Future

Honest

PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2014

When Future released his debut album, Pluto, in 2012, rap music was picking up the remnants of T-Pain's auto-tuned legacy, celebrating the...

Iggy Azalea

The New Classic

PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2014

23-year old Australian native Iggy Azalea gained notoriety when she first appeared on the cover of XXL's Freshman Class 2012, and shortly a...

Freddie Gibbs

Creating Sonic Movies

PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2014

Freddie Gibbs has fallen under the radar for years, often securing the title of "Underground King" annually, but 2014 has brought him into...

Freddie Gibbs Sheds Light on 'Eastside Slim'

PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2014

In just a couple of weeks since Freddie Gibbs released his collaborative Madlib project Piñata, accolades such as "album of the year" and "...

Sage the Gemini

Remember Me

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2014

Bay Area rapper Sage The Gemini became a viral sensation after the release of Billboard Hot 100 singles "Gas Pedal" and "Rednose" in March...

YG

My Krazy Life

PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2014

Though YG signed to Def Jam in 2009, it took him four years to create the 14-track masterwork My Krazy Life. After the album was pushed bac...