Matt Gonzala remembers O.G. Style who passed on January 3rd.

He follows with an even more personal statement that expresses some of his feelings about the industry and also about artists who make a living without getting all the shine:

"Maybe a feature on the unhearalded legends of rap who somehow always kept a career is in order. K-Rino, C-Bo, Young Bleed, half the Bay, Point Blank, Bobo Luchiano, Psycho Drama, E.C. Illa, man there’s just so many. SO MANY artists who have lived on beyond the hype. Artists who have paid mortgages for their entire adult lives without the help of the Source, XXL, Vibe or Clear Channel (or Clear Channels equally evil cousins). Maybe it’s time to shine light on some of these other living artists outside of the blogs and Murder Dog."