Like all things in life, you gotta hustle and pay your dues in one form or another to go where you wanna go; Aasim is a notable example of this ideal. The guy's been grinding from a young age, working with acts such as Dead Prez and P. Diddy and even released his debut album, Money Pit, back in 2005. Though the album was slept on, he's continued to develop his skills as a song writer and has released a steady flow of mixtapes. With "Queens Shit", Aasim brings along Nas, a man who needs no introduction. The track is...
With December nearing its end (and supposedly the world, if you’re going by the Mayan calendar), another year prepares to come to a close. In less than a fortnight 2012 will be little more than a memory for most. As the persistent optimists of the world compile their half-baked lists of New Year’s resolutions for another year on the third rock from the sun, many treasure this transitional period of time as one for reflecting on the most seminal moments that shaped the last 12 months as a whole. For EARMILK every...
Anyone who has listened to hip hop long enough knows that politics is central to the genre's core. No matter the era, rappers have been whacking lyrical hammers on presidents and pundits before there was even a beat to rap to. Some of us will recall Young Jeezy's quotable "My President is Black",...
Dreams and Nightmares drops at the end of the month and Meek Mill keeps heightening the anticipation with the new material. The beginning of the month, it was the "Burn" video with Finally Famous general Big Sean. Now, it's "Maybach Curtains," featuring Nas, Rick Ross and John Legend. Mr....
![Straight No Chase [Week 11]](/thumbs/post/320x152/37I0911.png)
Welcome back for this week's edition of Straight No Chase, your one-stop shop source for all things hip-hop here on EARMILK. This comprehensive weekly feature aims to share hip-hop based content we may have missed during the past week, while also highlighting memorable content we did cover. In...
![Nas - Life is Good [Album Review]](/thumbs/post/320x152/nas7.png)
The hip-hop reporter opens his bag. He removes one envelope which contains another sealed envelope, as well as two non-existent cheques: one for expenses, the other for pay. The first envelope contains an album: Nas’s Life is Good. The reporter picks it up and examines the cover: a photograph of...
![Straight No Chase [Week 8]](/thumbs/post/320x152/37I098.png)
Welcome back for this week's edition of Straight No Chase, your one-stop shop source for all things hip-hop here on EARMILK. This comprehensive weekly feature aims to share hip-hop based content we may have missed during the past week, while also highlighting memorable content we did cover. In...
![Straight No Chase [Week 7]](/thumbs/post/320x152/37I097.png)
Welcome back for this week's edition of Straight No Chase, your one-stop shop source for all things hip-hop here on EARMILK. This comprehensive weekly feature aims to share hip-hop based content we may have missed during the past week, while also highlighting memorable content we did cover. In...
![EARMILK's Top 50 Albums of 2012 [#50-26]](/thumbs/post/485x231/HWfVj.png)
