To become the rap fan that I am today, I did a lot of web surfing. Google became my BFF pretty quickly. Here are my top five sites for people trying to really get into the hip hop culture.
1. 2dopeboyz
This is definitely a big inspiration of mine in making this blog. Shake and Meka do a fantastic job of constantly uploading great rap, both underground and mainstream. You aren't going to get much rap news, just lots of free, new music.
2. Hot New Hip Hop
This is another free music website. I personally really like this site because of the way it lists all of the new songs dropped chronologically and in terms of "hotness." You don't have to do much looking around to find new singles or mixtapes.
3. Rap-Up
Everyone wants to know what their favorite artists are doing. This is a website aimed mainly at providing news. It does give some videos and new songs, but its focus really is on what is happening in the hip-hop world. If 2dopeboyz was Rolling Stone, Rap-Up would the New York Times.
4. Complex
Hip-hop isn't just music; it's a culture. This website is aimed at guys living the culture out, giving stories about fashion, girls, and even videogames. It really does a good job of providing articles that are interesting enough to keep me entertained and cause procrastination.
5. Datpiff
Mixtapes and rap go together, hand in hand. I can tell you that the first mixtape I ever downloaded was Young Money All-Stars. And where did I find it? Datpiff. It has mixtapes on mixtapes on mixtapes. More importantly, it lists the most downloaded mixtapes of all time, which is a great introduction to rap for anyone trying to get into it. The best part? They're all free!
1. 2dopeboyz
This is definitely a big inspiration of mine in making this blog. Shake and Meka do a fantastic job of constantly uploading great rap, both underground and mainstream. You aren't going to get much rap news, just lots of free, new music.
2. Hot New Hip Hop
This is another free music website. I personally really like this site because of the way it lists all of the new songs dropped chronologically and in terms of "hotness." You don't have to do much looking around to find new singles or mixtapes.
3. Rap-Up
Everyone wants to know what their favorite artists are doing. This is a website aimed mainly at providing news. It does give some videos and new songs, but its focus really is on what is happening in the hip-hop world. If 2dopeboyz was Rolling Stone, Rap-Up would the New York Times.
4. Complex
Hip-hop isn't just music; it's a culture. This website is aimed at guys living the culture out, giving stories about fashion, girls, and even videogames. It really does a good job of providing articles that are interesting enough to keep me entertained and cause procrastination.
5. Datpiff
Mixtapes and rap go together, hand in hand. I can tell you that the first mixtape I ever downloaded was Young Money All-Stars. And where did I find it? Datpiff. It has mixtapes on mixtapes on mixtapes. More importantly, it lists the most downloaded mixtapes of all time, which is a great introduction to rap for anyone trying to get into it. The best part? They're all free!
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