Eastown J
The evolution of Grand Rapids hip-hop
by (douglasdooley)
Submitted 05-05-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Let's be honest, you don't like rap. It has been a tumultuous twenty-plus years since rap became more recognizable as an art form in the mainstream, including assassinations of artists, threats laid down in songs, misogynist content...
Chopping it up with Eastown J
by (douglasdooley)
Submitted 05-05-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Eastown J is not one to pull any punches. In our approximately 45-minute conversation at Billy's on the night of his CD release party for "Style By No Style" project, he didn't mince words on the failure of some things in hip hop,...