locuststreet (WordPress) | by locuststreet | Sun, Oct 18
Sun, Oct 18
At the start of 2009, I honestly felt that it could be the year where hip-hop stole the limelight from other music scenes. Jay-Z’s latest studio album was heavily promoted, rumors ran around Dr. Dre dropping a new album, and Kanye West was potentially going to release a proper rap album durin...
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