Feb 27, 2013

The ‘Underground King’ known as Bun B links up with Mississippian, Big K.R.I.T. for their third collaboration, (that I can count) “Shine On.” K.R.I.T. has been quite for awhile as he gears up for the release of his sophomore album, King Remembered In Time. I was expecting a little bit more from his #1 debut [...]

Jul 26, 2012

Jhene Aiko pays tribute to her brother who passed away last week from cancer at the age of 26. It’s really sad that she had to lose her brother so young, and I admire her for having the courage to pour out her emotions through music, and willing to share it with the world. In [...]

Jul 12, 2012

Just in time for a mid-summer smash, Nas teams up with Swizz Beatz and Miguel to set the ‘Summer On Smash.’ Still pushing the campaign of his album Life Is Good due out next Tuesday, July 17th, Nas shows us that he still knows how to have fun with this record. It’s not my favorite [...]

Jul 11, 2012

I’ve never heard of K’La before a couple days ago honestly, however I like her enough to give her a couple more chances. I’m also interested in seeing what Def Jam plans to invest into her career. A week before Nas’ album is due out, he teams up with K’La to assist her on what [...]

Jul 10, 2012

I don’t think I’ve seen as much hype for any artist as Frank Ocean, since Drake’s debut album and $1 million record deal. Last night, he made his debut television performance on Jimmy Kimmel. Performing ‘Bad Religion’ I could definitely tell that Frank was nervous as he awkwardly posed with Jimmy at the end of [...]

Jul 06, 2012

We decided to ignore all of the negativity that’s been going on about Frank Ocean over the last couple of days. Honestly, all that matters is that the guy is making good music, and staying true to himself. Regardless of what your opinion is of him, you can’t tell me that this track ‘Sweet Life’ [...]

Yesterday we brought you K.R.I.T.’s ‘Thank You Kindly’ record to his friends, and not even a day later, Big K.R.I.T. takes us behind the scenes for the making of ‘Live From The Underground.’ I’m really proud of this guy, and everything he’s accomplished. I also know that Johnny Snipes and Steve-O played a major part [...]

Jun 07, 2012

Nas sits down for an exclusive interview with Rap Up to discuss the his new album “Life Is Good,” the meaning behind the cover art for the project, and to discuss collaborations we can expect on the album. I’m pretty excited for this album, a lot more than I’ve been for the last couple projects [...]