Author: Demetrios
$ilkmoney – Who Waters the Wilting Giving Tree When the Leaves Dry Up and Fruit No Longer Bears? (Review)
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere It should surprise nobody to learn that a rapper like $ilkmoney is jaded by the rap game. The former Divine Council member has placed a value in himself…
In Memoriam: Ozzy Osbourne Hip-Hop Samples
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere Metal and hip-hop are diametrically opposed in many ways – both culturally and sonically – but I need an excuse to write about Ozzy Osbourne. Like most kids,…
Defcee & Parallel Thought – Other Blues (Review)
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere The Blues are at the core of Chicago culture. Their musical DNA has been passed down and has evolved across generations and genres, but their bare-souled perspective is…
Queen City Crates: The Cincinnati Hip-Hop Scene vol. 3
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere Continuing to cover some hip-hop acts local to Cincinnati here as I pick up more CD’s. While the last article was focused on somewhat forgotten 90’s and 00’s…
Queen City Crates: The Cincinnati Hip-Hop Scene vol. 2
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere Previously, I explained how I found local mixtapes to be a great balance between collecting physicals and tapping into my own hip-hop community in Cincinnati – there’s a…
Queen City Crates: The Cincinnati Hip-Hop Scene, vol. 1
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere As an Ohio native, it’s always been disappointing that there historically haven’t been many clear-cut sounds or scenes here. There were breakouts like Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Kid Cudi,…
My Journey & Reactions As a Drain Gang Hater
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere Let me preface this by saying I have done virtually no research on Drain Gang, so prepare to hear some ignorant, disrespectful shit. I’ve always had a complicated…
The World Building of Dave Blunts’ Lyricism
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere Over the past year, Dave Blunts has become one of the most consistently viral artists in hip-hop. It seems like every week there’s a new clip circulating of…
Ghais Guevara – Goyard Ibn Said (Review)
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere It’s a classic hip-hop trope and a constant failure of society, that Black culture is so widely enjoyed and imitated, but rarely respected. So often do the biggest…
Futurewave 2024 Recap Playlist
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere The East Coast underground is full of busy producers who churn out dope albums on a near monthly basis. Think of V Don, 38 Spesh, Nicholas Craven, even…
Blu 2024 Recap Playlist
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere While there’s rarely a bad word to be said of him, Blu’s career is too often reduced to his early, classic work with Exile. The reality is that…
Big Sad 1900 2024 Recap Playlist
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere It’s no secret that the West Coast ran rap in 2024. Kendrick and Mustard put on for Los Angeles heavy throughout the beef, bringing gangster sounds that have…
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