Hip Hop

Mar
03

Makin' It Magazine Releases Who Got Hits 3 Mixtape

Written by webmaster Tag: Press Room, Media, Hip Hop, Indie Artists, mixtape, New Music, R&B
  Makin' It Magazine has released its 3rd installment of the Who Got Hits mixtape series featuring Hip-Hop and R&B artists from across the country. 1,000 CDs and 5,000 Flyers were distributeD on the AUC Campus (Clarke, Morehouse & Spelman College) during the   2012 SIAC Basketball Finals.
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Feb
29

"Fake Friends"

Written by millionareplaypen Tag: Hip Hop, New Orleans, Rico Got'em, Zonegang

My Official "Fake Friends" video shot in California 3mths ago. Like, comment & share.

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Oct
05

Artist Spotlight: G.A.J.

Written by webmaster Tag: Features, Atlanta, Hip Hop, New Music, New Orleans

With a world full of musicians claiming to be different, unique, and unlike anything music-lovers have heard before, rapper G.A.J may really be all those things. With a fresh perspective on the hip-hop genre, where it’s going, and how he fits into that equation, G.A.J recently sat down with Makin’ It Magazine to educate us on the art of hip-hop. Drawing inspiration from some of rap’s most influential artists as well as from the community that raised him, G.A.J is ready to renew audiences’ faith in rap music the way it’s supposed to be – content driven with crazy beats and an unmatched delivery.

Oct
05

Rapper T.I. Launches a Day Care!

Written by webmaster Tag: Editorials, community, culture, Hip Hop, music, TI

Believe me, I was just as surprised as you to find out that Atlanta rap mogul, T.I., was opening his first of a string of daycare facilities. It's been a hell of a year for the rapper who has been an undeniable force on both the charts and in the box office. Grand Hu$tle Child Care promises to stand apart from other child care providers by being a 24 hour program catering to low income families. T.I. has made it very clear that he will not be a passive investor in the facility, but will participate in the day to day care of the children (feeding, changing diapers and all). In fact, the entire Grand Hu$tle roster including Young Dro, Big Kuntry, and Super producer Khao will be on staff teaching and caring for the children. This move by the self proclaimed King of the South has prompted other rappers to follow suit. Young Jeezy has also decided to give back to the community by teaching an after school tutoring program at Martin Luther King Jr. High School…

Apr
05

Is Your Favorite Rapper Gay?

Written by webmaster Tag: culture, down low, gay, Hip Hop, homosexual, kanye west, Music Industry, rapper

There’s no denying the relationship between hip hop and basketball and no matter how many changes they make to the dress code, the culture is still going to bleed on to the court. In between the fact that every rapper thinks he could’ve went to the NBA and every basketball player thinks he can spit a hot sixteen, I don’t see this relationship coming to an end any time soon. Go to any basketball game and you’re likely to hear MIMS, Jay-Z, or Nelly playing throughout the arena. Turn on MTV or BET and you might just catch a story about Jay-z or Nelly buying a team. So when John Ameachi outed himself, becoming the first openly gay man to have played in the NBA, I had to turn my head toward the hip hop world and wonder... Which one of our favorite rappers is living a life on the Down Low?

Jan
05

How the South Killed Hip Hop!

Written by webmaster Tag: Music 101, Atlanta, Dirty South, East coast, Hip Hop, Hip Hop is Dead, Music Industry, Young Jeezy

Who killed hip-hop? I've heard some say that D4L killed hip hop. I've heard others say it was Dem Franchize Boys, Lil Jon, Three-Six Mafia and even Young Jeezy. Right now we are on the verge of an East Coast/Down South feud that I am sure the media will sensationalize until we loose even more of our talented young men and women in a hail of bullets and bullsh*t. Everybody's talking about who killed hip-hop, but the last time I checked you don't investigate a homicide without a body. With Three-Six Mafia just winning an Academy Award and T.I. nominated for multiple Grammies, hip hop is looking very much alive to me. It seems the more important question on everybody's mind should be, "Who in the hell said hip hop was dead?" Before we turn this into an East Coast vs. The Dirty South beef lets remember that Smoke of Field Mob, just this past summer was quoted having said, "...hip hop is dead and D4L killed it."