If you ask a parent or a rapper if persistence pays off, they will undoubtedly agree. The only difference in agreement is the wording; rappers prefer …Listen »
In the late 1980’s when rap music was beginning to slowly but surely achieve mainstream success, government officials and music industry professionals all agreed that the …Listen »
Hip-hop was born on New York’s streets but lately the beats have been moving slowly south. One man is determined to bring back the authentic boom-bap …Listen »
In life, people are judged by the company they keep. As a youth growing up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, rapper Lil Boosie spent his time around …Listen »
First there was O-Town, the N’ Sync inspired made-up boy band on MTV’s first season of “Making The Band.” Then came season two which brought “Da …Listen »
Almost eight years since he released his classic introduction into Hip-Hop on the 1999 classic, Internal Affairs, Pharoahe Monch is back on seen with an album …Listen »
Industry funny man Devin the Dude wants to be taken seriously, but not completely. On his newest release from Rap-A-Lot Records, Waiting to Inhale, Devin intertwines …Listen »
Told by one record label after another that his heritage and size outweighed (no pun-intended) his skills as a rapper, Brooklyn-born Joell Ortiz began to scratch …Listen »