The Rap Up kicked off as a messageboard in 2003. After being inspired by O.G. hip-hop heads like Clyde, O-Dub, Ian (even though we disagree on damn near everything), and Hashim, I decided to re-launch TRU as a blog exactly three years ago today. The good folks at Rawkus Records liked what they saw and invited TRU to the Rawkus Network last August.
2 million visits, 4.5 million page views, and thousands of sleepless nights later, here we are. It’s been a wonderful ride and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Of course, TRU is nathan without the devoted readers. So, extra super special shoutout to everyone whoever logged on, commented, cross-linked, blogrolled, or bookmarked the site and then forgot to check their bookmarks. Thanks to the folks who held me down all these years, my good friends Ivan, Eskay, Randy Roper, John Gotty, Enigmatik, khal, SB, and whoever else I’m forgetting right now and will have to apologize to later. I’m especially grateful to the readers who hit me up every now and then with the email subject “NEW SH*T” or just to say that they appreciate little things like Cuban Linx and Rizoh’s Radio. You know who you are. You guys are my strength.
Let’s keep the movement moving.
