The release of a new album from Chicago blog-era rap legends the Cool Kids is a high point in what’s been a banner year for authentic hip-hop. It’s mind-boggling to realize that the duo of Mikey Rocks ...
The duo’s forthcoming album, “Hi-Top Fade,” will arrive via Fool’s Gold Records later this year. Toward the end of the visual, there’s a dedication to the late Mac Miller, who died of a drug overdose ...
It was November 1997. Chuck Inglish of The Cool Kids was in eighth grade and had been invited to a friend’s 13th birthday party. Everybody from his middle school class was there—the cool kids, if you ...
LL Cool J at the 34th Annual PaleyFest Los Angeles - "NCIS: LA" at Dolby Theater on March 21, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com/Kathy Hutchins ...
OPINION: LL Cool J was rap’s first superstar solo act — whether that makes him the most important is debatable. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author ...
When hip-hop burst on the scene in the ‘70s, no one expected it to become a cultural touchstone or for it to experience the longevity it has achieved. But here we are more than 50 years later, and ...