Papoose

Despite the fervor that Kendrick Lamar has stirred up this week, he is not the first rapper to place claim that he's "the King of New York." It has been a title that rappers across the spectrum have fought for since the days that The Notorious B...

It has been a little more than 48 hours since the occupying force of Kendrick Lamar declared himself “King Of New York” on his monumental verse on Big Sean’s “Control.” Hip-Hop has been served notice that Kendrick has claimed superiority over his peers, putting himself on the pedestal of the greats. Newtonian physics tell us...

Last week, REVOLT TV announced that New York's one-time favorite son Saigon would be appearing on the upcoming season of Love & Hip-Hop New York. Now, while this is a strange decision for the street rapper who at some point would've clowned on anyone who appeared on a reality show, we're happy for him (and his current girlfriend, whoever she is) and looking forward to seeing what kind of braw

When Papoose's career is over, no one will ever be able to say he didn't grind it out to the fullest. Pap recruits Waka Flocka and MMG's Gunplay for the remix of his new track "G Rind."

Papoose's surprise performance at Summer Jam XX was one of the biggest head scratchers of the entire night, leaving a lot of people in the crowd, and on Twitter, wondering, who, what, when, where and why? Today, Pap claps back at the haters with a freestyle over Jay'Z's, "Open Letter," somewhat discussing how he hi-jacked the stage and part of the headliner's time slot...

Last night, Hot 97 hosted their annual Summer Jam series and a lot went down. More specifically, what rap fans still cannot stop talking about was Papoose’s invasion of the main stage in between Kendrick Lamar and French Montana’s set. Apparen...

This week finds Tyga unleashing his third album under the YMCMB banner Hotel California, as well as Rich Boy's long-awaited sophomore release Break the Pot via Vice/E1. On the singles front, Kid Cudi released the sequel to "Solo Dolo" with a guest feature from Kendrick Lamar, while Young Jeezy enlists Snoop Dogg, E-40 and Too $hort for the G-Mix to his widely-successful single "R.I

There was a time when Papoose looked like the heir apparent to New York’s hip-hop throne. Over the course of a dozen or so street mixtapes, the Brooklyn-bred MC generated a huge buzz which led to his infamous $1.5 million deal at Jive Records in 2006. His ...

Chung King Studios was the place to be Monday night (March 25), as Papoose hosted the listening session for his long-awaited debut album, The Nacirema Dream. Attended by number of media tastemakers, artists and producers, the event was truly a celebratory moment for not only the BK spitter, but for those in attendance...

It’s been nearly half a decade since Papoose announced his debut studio album, The Nacirema Dream. During that time, Pap was signed to Jive Records under his deal reportedly worth $1.5 million that DJ Kay Slay helped orchestrate. His buzz was certainly on our radar, landing #9 on our anticipated albums list of 2007. When...

Better late than never. Papoose drops an in studio freestyle dedicated to the memory of the Notorious B.I.G. The Nacirema Dream is out March 26.