OPINION: Mixtapes were a critical part of pre-internet hip-hop culture. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I ...
“The smooth criminal on beat breaks / Never put me in your box if your shit eats tapes,” rapped Nas on his 1994 classic “N.Y. State of Mind.” Like other underground genres that hit their stride in the ...
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I never want to be the guy who’s like, “hip-hop was better back in the ...