Premier reminisces about the creative process with The Notorious B.I.G.

Backpackers read comics and fanboys like classic hip-hop? We can’t imagine anything like that to be true. Kenny Keil’s collection of comic book inspired rap album covers meshes the two into the ultimate nerdgasm. This, we like. Check out “The Great Adventures of Spider-Man”, “Dare Is A DarkSeid”, and more just beyond the link…. – [cont.]

Sure, Michael Jackson’s legacy has been sampled to death, carving out a number of hit records for various artists including Jay-Z (“Izzo”), Kanye West (“Good Life”), Nas (“It Ain’t Hard To Tell”), and tons more. What you may not be aware of however is how many times Michael has tapped these same artists to appear [cont.]

   When Biggie passed away almost a decade ago, the hip hop world lost a truly captivating lyricist. What was unfortunate was that Biggie didn’t leave a ton of material behind for us to gush over like his counterpart, Tupac, who has so much material some think he still roams the earth. Enter B.I.G.’s good buddy, [cont.]

     Do you love hip-hop? Regardless of your experience, regional bias or knowledge of the music, if you can answer “yes” to that question, then you probably already have Biggie Smallz’ classic 1994 debut album, Ready To Die. You probably have already seen the videos from this album, which are just about the only videos [cont.]