UNDERGROUND RAP MUSIC

All rappers are gunslinging drug kingpins. Sounds ridiculous, right? Yet, most casual observers would probably come away with that impression after sampling some of today's most popular rap songs.

What do most, if not all, of the biggest names in rap music right now have (supposedly) in common? Why, they all claim to carry and bust their guns in the streets, and to have become filthy rich by selling mass quantities of drugs. Some even claim to still be big time drug dealers, pimps and murderers, amongst other things.

Of all the rap artists making these sorts of claims today, how many do you think are being truthful? 25%? 10%? 5%?

Moreover, if an artist really were still engaged in these sort of illegal activities, how much sense does it make to admit it (and in some instances even go into great detail about it) in a song, especially in this day and age when there are special police and investigative units monitoring many rap artists and keeping tabs on what is going on in the underworld of hip hop?

Stomp and Crush attempts to part ways with many of the more popular trends in rap music today. It is from the hood, yes. It is associated with many a shady character and sheisty individual, yes. It is underground rap music with a distinct hard edge, yes, but it neither aspires to be labeled as "gangster/gangsta", nor dies it attempt to promote that image. At Stomp and Crush it is done for the love of doing it. It is done for fun.