Hip hop is the only genre of music you will ever hear described as a game. The way people talk about "running the rap game," you'd almost think it was a sport. Here's the thing: it is, kind of. Or at least, it kind of started out as one. And here in Richmond, some of...
Faced With A Pandemic, RVA Rap Elite Takes The Show Online
In January, the RVA Rap Elite started their third season of cyphers and rap battles at The Dark Room in Scott's Addition. In the small venue within the Hofheimer Building, the hip-hop based platform had established a consistent home after spending 2019 going from one...
Hip Hop Fight Club
When the Ultimate Rap League brought their Survivor Series to Richmond this past January, it marked the first time that a national battle rap group established a platform for the talented emcees of my hometown. The group, known as SMACK/URL, has an international...
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