Boom Bap Kapow! The Breaks and Panels of Marvel’s Hip Hop Variants, pt. 1

  by Adam Benay A little over a year ago, Marvel began publishing a “Hip Hop Variant” cover for the first issue in new run of each of their many series. These covers re-imagine rap albums with superheroes (or villains) in place of MCs. Black Panther pulls his cap down like Jay Z on the… Read More Boom Bap Kapow! The Breaks and Panels of Marvel’s Hip Hop Variants, pt. 1

Video Premiere: Rapper, Producer Amos Lachman “Snap”

LA-based rapper and producer Amos Lachman recently put out his self-produced debut EP AntiSoCal to considerable acclaim. LMD is excited to premiere the music video for his killer single “Snap.” Lachman partnered with friends and filmmakers Alec Richker & Anthony Lucido for the video, which was captured exclusively using SnapChat on an iPhone 7. I wanted the… Read More Video Premiere: Rapper, Producer Amos Lachman “Snap”

Phoniks

Real Hip Hop 2014 Mix After naming Phoniks one of the top rising artists of the year it seems appropriate to share his choice cuts from 2014. Mainstream hip-hop, by and large, is horrible. Same with modern radio rock, just another lackluster attempt at spewing something familiar into an unknowing victims ear. Here we dig… Read More Phoniks