In the last decade, there has been somewhat of a late 90's and early 00's nostalgia fueled resurgence of Boy Bands, with groups such as One Direction, The Wanted and Big Time Rush reviving the love for Boy Bands amongst primarily teen female audiences in the earlier part of the decade. However, one group that... Continue Reading →
With every genre in music, comes many different styles and variants of the sound that the classification is associated with, resulting in many different sub genres within that genre. While this makes it easier to define a particular sound, it also can create potential tension between different communities within the main genre, where fans whose... Continue Reading →
Source: ICONOLOGY EP Cover - Atlantic Records Legendary Femcee, Missy Elliott, is back once again in the hip hop forefront, capping off a recent performance at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards with her first studio project in over 14 years! Responsible for some of the most popular hip hop singles of the early 2000s... Continue Reading →
Art by Chico Fralvez Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the first entry into the best verse series, where we take a deep dive into the discography of a few artists and shine the spotlight on their greatest moment of lyricism. To cap things off, I've included a bunch of my personal favourites, as... Continue Reading →
Source: Faces Of Hip Hop - The Renaissance by Louis Valentine Greetings once again hip-hop heads, today I am once again opening the door to welcome in more input from you, the audience. Below, I have set up a poll in which I invite you to vote for your personal favourite sub-genre of rap &... Continue Reading →
Source: Igor Album Art - Columbia Records If you read through one of my earlier blog posts, detailing the standout hip hop artists that will be performing at the Nelson Bay Dreams event in 2020, you may recall 2 things, one being that I went into great detail about my admiration for Tyler's body of... Continue Reading →
Source: Getty Images Greetings once again fellow hip-hop heads, hope you're having a wonderful day or evening, depending on the time that you are currently reading this. I am writing a quick public service announcement regarding future postings on this here blog. I'm looking for some fan input/involvement on this blog here, so this is... Continue Reading →
Source: KIDS SEE GHOSTS Album Cover - GOOD Music / Def Jam It's time for the first entry into the Album Review series, and to get the ball rolling, I have chosen an all-time personal favourite project of mine, the self titled project by the dynamic duo of hip-hop icons Kanye West & Kid Cudi,... Continue Reading →
Source: Braden Fastier / Stuff (Cardi B Set - Bay Dreams: Nelson 2019) At very beginning of this year, Nelson hosted the very first Bay Dreams music festival in the south island region, of which drew a monumental crowd of over 20,000 to Trafalgar Park. These impressive numbers were large in part due to the... Continue Reading →
Source: Lil Nas X - Old Town Road (Official Movie) ft. Billy Ray Cyrus (youtube.com) If you are a human being with a pair of ears that has had access to the internet, a radio, or even music being played in a public place, then there is a very high chance that you have... Continue Reading →
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