Hypetrak: GZA – The Genius Among Geniuses
The Wu-Tang Clan’s fountain of wisdom GZA is known for his thought-provoking rhymes that earned him the alias “The Genius.” More than just a fitting name since his humility and intellect earned him an invitation to two of the world’s finest academic...
Hypetrak: Ryan Leslie – Artistry Fulfilled Interview
In his career, Ryan Leslie has seen all facets of the music industry. Facing the modern complications of the game, the internet-savvy artist is seeking to offer innovative approaches music with his new album, Les is More. The album is set to be drive...
Hypetrak Feature: Pusha T – Coming of Age
Hypetrak recently sat down with G.O.O.D. Music recording artist Pusha T and discussed his solo music path. Having recently released his Fear Of God II: Let Us Pray project, the Virginia native delved into subjects ranging his from his album, the G.O....
Hypetrak: Chromeo – When the Curtain Falls
Hypetrak recently sat down with Montreal-based electro funk duo Chromeo who recently released d a remix EP dedicated to the Business Casual cut “When the Night Falls.” The release is graced by its own tour which takes Dave 1 and P-Thugg t...
Hypetrak: Pete Rock “Soul Brother #1″ Interview
Conceived from the celebrated era known as the ’90s, Pete Rock is usually one of the first names mentioned when talking top five hip-hop producers. Emerging from a special time period when classic albums seemingly came out week after week,...
Hypetrak: Raphael Saadiq “Good Man Standing” Feature
Soul music has been enduring a rough period for some time now. While other music genres somehow managed to reinvent themselves from time to time, soul seems to be stuck in some sort of dead ankle where artists look for the adequate approach to de...
Hypetrak: DJ Premier “Through the Test of Time” Feature
The legendary DJ Premier recently caught up with Hypetrak to share some personal insight which can be read via this new music feature. He spoke on a wide range of topics from some his most memorable moments in the music industry, to the intriguin...
Hypetrak’s Friday Weekly Picks – October 11
Yes, other artists have released songs and videos this week. Some of them where even entertaining. However, the winner by landslide victory, knock out punch and irrefutable evidence is G.O.O.D records. Starting at the beginning of this week, The...
Hypetrak’s Friday Weekly Picks – October 3rd, 2008
As the temperature drops and we break out our jackets and scarves the music scene is just starting to heat up. Every year around this time the major and indie record labels begin to release singles, videos and leak certain songs from albums to ge...
Hypetrak’s Friday Weekly Picks – September 27
It looks like my little joke about blogging in the middle of the hurricane came back to bite me. You may have noticed that last week there was no Hypetrak Friday weekly pick entry (we know you cried yourself to sleep…sorry). This was becaus...
Hypetrak’s Friday Weekly Picks – September 12
As Hurricane Ike threatens to slam the gulf coast, I write this blog entry in Houston, Texas from a safety location powered only by a small generator, surviving off of cans of rationed beans and droplets of water. Okay, so I’m at home on my...
Hypetrak’s Weekly Friday Picks – September 5th
While you where out chilling at the neighborhood BBQ, celebrating your three day Labor Day weekend we over at Hypetrak where feverishly working to get you the latest music and news before anyone else on the net. Okay, so maybe we kicked back a fe...
Hypetrak’s Weekly Friday Picks – August 29th
Between keeping up with the Democratic National Convention, preseason football, surprise album leaks and gallons of Starbucks coffee to fuel late night blogging, it has been a long week to say the least. Through it all it has been a fruitful week...