Tag: hiphop
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,…
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…
AnywhereTheDopeGo Best Albums of 2024 – Demetrios
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere Hopefully all the Twitter dorks who only listen to mixtape 50 or Travis Scott are done with the weird narrative that hip-hop is dead. 2024 housed so many…
In Memoriam: KA
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere This isn’t going to be a particularly formal piece because Ka is so important to me as a hip-hop fan, writer, consumer of media, and person. Just venting…
Once You Hear Blade Icewood, You’ll Never Listen to Detroit Trap the Same
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere Detroit trap is arguably the hottest thing in rap since the new decade began. Often with upbeat production, skittery Bay-influenced flows, and over the top punchlines, it’s given…
The Lexicons of Hip-Hop Cult Followings
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere One of the coolest aspects of any music culture is the way a secret code develops among its loyal fans. There was a time when everybody was wearing…
What’s Next For Bombastic Backpacker Rob Sonic?
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere Despite being a member of some of hip-hop’s greatest crews and delivering cult classics, Rob Sonic is a bit quiet these days and doesn’t get much love outside…
Mick Jenkins Is Solidified As One of Hip-Hop’s Most Consistent Artists
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere For a stretch in the 2010s, the entire internet had Mick Jenkins fever: or, more specifically, The Water (s) fever. Coming up with the Free Nation collective, Mick’s…
A Guide to the Classic, Yet Forgotten Miami Bass Scene
Follow @DopeGoAnywhere Everyone remembers G-Funk, New Orleans Bounce, Memphis Horrorcore, and more, but when it comes to Miami Bass, there aren’t many classics or stars to speak of. For a…
An Introduction to: Hus Kingpin
Follow Anywhere the Dope Go on Twitter A cornerstone of the New York revival scene who has gone tragically unappreciated, Hus Kingpin’s discography and history in the game run deep….
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