When we think about guitar-driven music in all its forms, we don't often align it with hip-hop. Still, if we harken back to hip-hop's earlier years, the six-string indeed has its place.
Kareen Denis, a producer, songwriter, and guitarist who goes by the moniker 'Big K.O.,' knows this about as well as anybody, considering he was raised in an era where artists such as Run-DMC and ZZ Top happily coexisted on MTV and FM radio. In recent years, Denis has made it a mission of sorts to dial back and, once again, aid in bridging the widening gap between rock and hip-hop.
