Validated Magazine Issue #20

Featuring 

Brooklyn, NY native Smitty talks working with artists & BDM movement.

INSIDE: Grammy winning Ga resident Ashthon Jones discusses success of chart topping single "Pop Out" & launch of Songbird Records. Passaic, NJ rapper Rasheed Chappell discusses new album “SUGAR BILLS”. Harlem, NY Hip Hop Veteran Al Skratch talks Billboard charting, Skratchy app & The Basquiat Bros, new music & more. Los Angeles, Ca rapper R-Mean discusses new album “MEAN” & working with Nas.

PLUS: We talk with Oakland, Ca’s Under Ground Posses rapper Nikkle 9, Brooklyn, NY Hip Hop producer Jr Swiftz, Charolette, NC rapper Reuben Vincent, Brooklyn, NY rapper Rim Da Villin, Sydney, Australia turntablist DJ D, Milano, Italy Hip Hop producer Weirdo, NY’s Sho-Time, Md fashion designer “Namebrand” and streetwear brand “The Dropoutz”. We discuss The Notorious B.I.G's legacy & recap 50 years of Hip Hop. Tamal of "Carrying The Culture" talks "Ghostwriting - The 52 Fakeout of The Rap Game."