For this episode, we look at the emergence and evolution of backpack rap amidst the popularity of gangster music. Our discussions involve conversations with emcee John Robinson and Kerry Campbell, ...

On a recent episode of Circle The Block Radio, Dipset soldier Hell Rell gave a very interesting and thought provoking perspective as to why “conscious” Hip Hop has been virtually “wiped out”. Even ...

With socially conscious lyrics, infectious boom-bap rhythms and jazz loops, A Tribe Called Quest’s 90s ‘backpack rap’ has stayed fresh until the Trump era ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. The fervent backpack traditions of New York underground rap can often produce a bit of a boy’s club, a fiercely gate-kept world in which any woman ...