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“City On My Back” taps into the core ingredients that made golden-era Hip-Hop so enduring: rugged drums, soulful sampling, raw atmosphere, and an MC who knows exactly how to command a beat.

Produced by DJ Iceman, the track doesn’t try to bury the listener beneath layers of production. Instead, the instrumental leaves plenty of room for the drums and sample to e...

London, UK — Xavi3000’s “Pretty Miss” is one of the more personal records in the artist’s developing catalogue. Released on 4 August 2025, the 2-minute-28-second single was issued through Global Cut Industries and is classified as Hip-Hop/Rap.

The song also became the eighth and final track on XAVI3000: THE ALBUM, released on 8 October 2025. Its placement at th...

The Rising Hip-Hop Artist Teams With Iconic Producer Mr. Hanky for His Latest Single While Bringing Real-Life Vibes, Ambition and Authenticity to His Next Chapter

Emerging hip-hop artist Trent Dupri is entering a new chapter in his career, combining relatable storytelling, lifestyle-driven music and an increasingly ambitious creative vision. His latest s...

In an online beatmaking culture where producers can upload a beat in seconds and receive feedback almost as quickly, DJ Iceman believes something is missing from the conversation: useful criticism.

The veteran DJ and Boom Bap producer has introduced the Rate My Beats System, a structured beat-evaluation framework designed to give producers more detailed feedbac...

Some artists arrive at hip-hop later. 5thletter never left it.

Growing up in Connecticut, he fell in love with the genre early—the craft of putting words together, the feedback from listeners, the feeling that the music could mean something. More than twenty years later, that same drive still fuels him.

His catalog prioritizes lyricism and narrative over...