Exclusive in-depth interview with Jhene Aiko. In part 3 Jhene talks to Nick Huff Barili about why she chose to only have one rap feature in her album as opposed to her ep which...
Exclusive in-depth interview with Jhene Aiko. In part 2 Jhene talks to Nick Huff Barili about the cathartic release of recording and performing her new album Souled Out, which deals with such personal matters...
Exclusive in-depth interview with Jhene Aiko. In part 1 Jhene talks to Nick Huff Barili about growing up in a Mixed-Race household in LA, first music memories, performing 702’s Steelo at talent show and...
(From left to right: Alex Da Kid; X Ambassadors Lead Singer, Sam Harris; Philidelphia Busker, Marcus Love) More so than any previous era, today’s musical landscape is seeing an overflow of collaborative and genre-overlapping...
As I enter the lobby of the Hollywood agency, BIRD, Chicago’s rising rap star and 2014 XXL Freshman, Lil Bibby, looks focused and ready to talk to me about what’s next for him. Since...
There is no sugar coating what occurred in Ferguson, MO on August 9. Michael Brown’s death is nothing short of a tragedy, and quite frankly, it’s hard to say anything about this heartbreaking event–and those...
On Friday, August 22, BMI congratulated Ludacris with the 2014 BMI President’s Award at the BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards ceremony. The red carpet rolled out on Hollywood Boulevard for a star-studded guest list, which included...
It’s about 12:45 a.m. on a warm summer night in Los Angeles, and the writer of this article has just jumped into an Uber after leaving a listening event for DJ Mustard’s latest release,...
Get the behind the scenes as Nick talks to Common about Chicago and hangs backstage with Save Money’s Vic Mensa and Chance The Rapper, Z-Trip, Run The Jewels (Killer Mike, EL-P and Trackstar), Fitz...
Take a journey with Hard Knock TV’s Nick Huff Barili as he visits Chicago to experience Lollapalooza for the first time. Along the way Nick hangs backstage with Save Money’s Vic Mensa and Chance...
