This collaboration suggests Mase is seeking to create something authentically rooted in East Coast hip-hop traditions while still appealing to contemporary audiences. The decision to release not ...

blending his Midwestern roots with East Coast influences to craft a distinctive and compelling sound with the help of New York-based rapper and hip-hop artist The Musalini.

Episode 2 (Under Siege) picks up in the mid 80s. As the crack epidemic hits ... and Public Enemy’s iconic theme Fight The Power. On the West Coast, Hip Hop’s reaction to racial profiling ...