Editorials

Let the speculation begin. Most every year there is many artists at Lollapalooza that bring out special surprise guests ranging from big names to not so big names. There is usually always speculation from t...

A little under a year ago, I spotlighted rising Chicago emcee and entertainer, Prophet Amen Ra and his single S.T.O.M. (Stop Tweaking On Me) here on TheHipHopDemocrat.  Today after talking with him, I have...

Kanye West performing as the not-so-secret surprise performer at Union Park in Chicago, IL on Sunday Sept. 21, 2014 for the 2014 first ever annual AAHH! Fest.  Photo courtesy of Tito Garcia for Totalii Vision...

Nas was a part of the inaugural North Coast Music Festival in 2010 alongside Damian Marley and now the emcee known as Nasty Nas returns to Chicago as a solo headliner for this year’s 2013 fest at Union Park...

  Highlighting the moves of independent movements we have something new from the traveling collective the Nomadness Travel Tribe. Coming off of Memorial Day weekend where many kids came out of pocket fo...

After weeks of videos, single releases, interviews and wall to wall media hype, the new leader of the Bad Boy movement released his work to the people. Yes, French Montana's self proclaimed "best album to c...

Get More: Music News It's always a bit humorous that the annual Top 10 Hottest MC's list sparks so much debate coming from a channel that essential plays no music minus a single Hip Hop countdown on Sund...

While the issues of crime, gang culture and unemployment aren't new to Chicago, the recent emergence of a number of Chicago rappers has brought more of focus onto the Chicago way of life. BET takes a look ...

Set to air on Feb 16th 2013, The HBO Documentary on Beyonce gets a 25sec teaser that will have the lotal masses ready for more. ...

I often wonder just what goes through the minds of today's mainstream rappers as they turn out plate after plate of "music" for the microwave era. Is it possible that they are as desensitized to the language ...