Lupe’s long awaited novel made its way to… Twitter. That’s right, Lupe is serializing Teriyaki Joe: Neo-Harlem Detective, which he described as “an Afro-Futurist novel” one hundred and forty characters at a time.
We’ve got it all annotated on Poetry Genius–chapters one, two, three, four, and five. Read some literature by the Proust of Rap.
Instant Crush was already one of the biggest hits of the year and Daft Punk just dropped a new video that might shed more light to the meaning of the song.
Check out the video on the “Instant Crush” song page!
Revolutionary, South African leader, and world icon Nelson Mandela has died at age 95. In his honor, we’re breaking down the poem that became his mantra during his imprisonment: “Invictus.”
The Anti-Defamation League requested an apology from Kanye West after remarks he made in an interview with Power 105 regarding the status of Jewish people in America.
Black people don’t have the same level of connections as Jewish people. Black people don’t have the same connection as oil people.
Kami de chukwu isn’t eating.
And on his brand new track, his frustration but also motivation, is palpable. It’s rare we get such a raw, honest account of life and strife, but Kami delivers. “Eat” is a first-hand account of the grind to make it. Enjoy the music and verified notes from Kami here.
The sophomore LP from Local Natives, turned out to be a deeper, more emotional and mature album than the refreshing debut. The humanity, reality and execution of it’s themes, made Hummingbird a can’t miss production.
The Rock Genius Albums of the Year Project drops a new album each day for the next 9 days.
On Nov. 30, 2013, hip-hop artist/modern Renaissance man Lupe Fiasco began tweeting out installments of Teriyaki Joe: Neo-Harlem Detective, which he described as “an Afro-Futurist novel that will be written entirely on twitter.”
Written by RZA himself, and sung by Will Wells, this song highlights the deep relationship between RZA and the recently departed Paul Walker.
Read RZA’s open letter to Walker here.
Rap Genius is making a definitive list of rap geniuses because we culture. In 2013, we’ve seen artists take big risks and make contributions to change the game in a positive way. Peep (and vote) for the Genius List Nominees here. And read our criteria below; you can even use this format to nominate your own geniuses, ya bish:
1) Risk Taken/ #NewRules
Ex: Nipsey Hussle sells mixtape for $100/each
2) Contributions to Hip Hop
ex: Diddy launches Revolt to revive music videos
3) Surprises/Collaborations
ex: Tyler the Creator directs music video for unknown band
