Hip hop ain't ever gonna die. No matter what corner of the earth you go to there will always be a DJ and an emcee scratching and rhyming. (In addition to the ones who’ll be graf writing and breaking). This fact is certainly the case at the Tempe Tavern. Every Saturday night the Hip Hop House (sponsored by Nomad, Bob Domestic, and Coolin’ Out) features some of the dopest underground rappers Arizona has to offer. And when I say rappers I mean emcees and lyricists - people whose

There once were rules to record releases in the music industry. Albums dropped on Tuesday. Prior to the album a single was dropped to build anticipation; maybe a second single was released. And there was almost always a music video. In the internet/laptop studio era, tracks are released with relative ease. Artist has an idea, makes a beat on a DAW, records vocals on a microphone plugged into a laptop, converts the final version into a MP3, and uploads the quickly made track t