T.G.O.D.

By Wayne Lee

Taylor Gang Or Die is what he reps and Pittsburgh  is where he's from. I'm talking about Wiz Khalifa,who had an amazing 2011 with his release of Rolling Papers and has jumped on many songs with Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross and CeeLo Green. Wiz rose to fame after his radio single "Say Yeah" hit the clubs and the radio but people only knew him as the guy who sampled Alice DeeJay's Better Off Alone and not the grinding young artist. Wiz went back to the drawing board and returned with mixtapes like Burn After Rolling, Flight School, And How Fly with Curren$y, but nothing brought him more attention then Kush And Orange Juice. That mixtape itself changed the game for the independent artist and got Wiz major deal offers. With songs like "The Statement"  and "Never Been" Kush and O.J. was one of the most downloaded mixtapes of 2010 and earned him a spot in XXL's Freshman Ten 2010 edition. After letting the world know who he was, Still signed to his independent label Rostrum Records, Wiz signed to Atlantic Records and released  Rolling Papers. With the lead single and Pittsburgh anthem "Black and Yellow" blasting through the streets of the Country, Wiz finally knew Mainstream success.

With Rolling Papers going Gold, Wiz released a joint album with Snoop Dogg, and 2 mixtapes Cabin Fever and the newest one being  Taylor Allderdice which dropped last week, Wiz is one of the biggest artists in the game. Just engaged to his girlfriend Amber Rose and starting his own label "Taylor Gang Records" Wiz has taken #Flight and I doubt this plane is landing anytime soon.
#TaylorGang
#FlightAve

Always Strive And Prosper

By Gary Lee

 Always Strive And Prosper, that’s what ASAP means in A$AP Rocky's mind. Born in Harlem and named after rapper Rakim, Rocky has burst on the scene of hip-hop with a different style of New York rap with a Houston sound to it. He and his crew, who also have ASAP in there names, such as ASAP Ferg and ASAP Nast, all grew up in New York and wanted to be different from other people in the city, so they dressed different, hung out in different places, and as Rocky said in a past interview "We f*ck different b*itches"

Dropping his famous mixtape LIVE/LOVEA$AP, Rocky gained the attention of Hip-Hop's big star Drake and has earned a spot on his Club Paradise tour.

Rocky has dropped music videos and has directed all of them, the most famous being Peso. After dropping the video, buzz stuck around Rocky and brought him attention. Thus gaining him a chance to sign a 3 million dollar deal with Sony/RCA records. With the deal Rocky has gone even harder in the entertainment business, also being more involved in fashion. Complex noticed the young up and coming rapper and wanted him to share the cover of their magazine with fashion legend Jeremy Scott. Rocky has been known to call himself a “Pretty Muthaf*cka” and being on Complex magazine with one of the prettiest (pause) has proven that he really is pretty.

Complex hasn’t been the only magazine to notice Rocky, XXL magazine has also noticed him. He is one of the 40 up and coming stars in hip-hop to be in the running of XXL’s Freshmen ten 2012 list. I know who I voted for. That list has pushed many rappers to the next level such as Curren$y, Nipsey Hussle, Big Sean, and B.O.B. I believe Rocky is the next big thing in hip-hop, already working with legend producers like David Banner, Pharrell, and The Olympicks. He is also working with artists like Bun B, School Boy Q, fellow NY head Lloyd Banks and 2 Chainz. I believe that by the end of 2012 hip-hop will be full of “Pretty Muthaf*ckas”

Download his mixtape Live/LoveA$AP at www.liveloveasap.com