Hip-hip

Dirt Platoon: Baltimore’s Unsung Boom-Bap Veterans Keeping Real Hip-Hop Alive If you’ve been digging deep into the underground hip-hop scene — especially the gritty essence of true East Coast boom-bap — then Dirt Platoon should already have your respect. This Baltimore hip-hop duo, made up of brothers Raf Almighty and ...

If you told someone five years ago that Baltimore would be a full-blown powerhouse in hip hop culture, they might’ve just nodded while clutching a crab cake. Now? The city’s musical heartbeat is pulsing louder, prouder, and more unified than ever. Sure, Charm City has always had grit — from ...