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Hip Hop Artist Interviews
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Young Son Interview
Filed under: We Got Next, Interviews
If there’s one up-and-comer who needs no introduction to our regulars, it’s Young Son—since he first hit our front page back in December of ‘07, the Minneapolis native has established himself as both an underground artist to watch and one of our site’s most devoted contributors. After spending 10 weeks Counting Sheep in anticipation of the 20-year-old rapper’s sophomore LP, few in the Booth remain unconvinced …
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Dru Brett (of The Runners) Interview
Filed under: Producer, We Got Next, Interviews
The quest to find one’s true calling is generally one that takes many long years of soul-searching, and most of us take quite a few wrong turns along the way—of course, most of us aren’t lucky enough to connect with those who will become our lifelong friends and colleagues till we’re well past preschool age. Though they didn’t know it at the time, Dru Brett and …
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Mario Interview
Filed under: Industry Heavyweights, R&B, Interviews
It’s been said that we’re in the midst of a musical Renaissance—whether you agree or disagree, it’s hard to deny that many of the industry’s foremost movers and shakers fit the ‘Renaissance man’ (or woman) archetype to a tee. With a résumé that includes acting, modeling, songwriting, and dance (to name a few), Mario is a shining example of this ideal, but the many music-lovers who …
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Ace Hood Interview
Filed under: We Got Next, Interviews
Whether in the political, street, or musical arena, individuals in power possess certain key traits: they refuse to let anyone or anything dissuade them from pursuing their ambitions, they surround themselves with trusted friends and advisers, but never let their enemies out of sight, they keep a cool head at all times—to put it simply, they share a Ruthless mindset. South Florida up-and-comer Ace Hood may …
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Ginuwine Interview
Filed under: Industry Heavyweights, R&B, Interviews
Though every R&B artist enters the game striving to make timeless music, there’s something to be said for talent that’s time-tested. Since he hit the scene as a swingin’ Bachelor back in ‘96, Ginuwine has proven himself as one of the genre’s greats with a string of classic releases, and established a devoted fanbase always hungry for more of his uniquely seductive vocal stylings. Having emerged …
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AC Interview
Filed under: We Got Next, Interviews
In the online promotion game, there are innovators and there are innovators. Back in ‘08, when most emcees were busy dropping mixtapes, series, mixtape series and series mixtapes, “I Got Head In The DJ Booth” up-and-comer AC came up with something entirely new: the first ever mixtape scavenger hunt. Leaking 20 all-original freestyles to hip-hop blogs and sites across the ‘net, the Staten Island rapper challenged …
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Hurricane Chris Interview
Filed under: We Got Next, Interviews
After seeing countless artists break through to the mainstream with a chart-smashing single, release an album, and drop off the radar in the blink of an eye, it’s easy to get a little jaded. Sometimes, though, the cynics are dead wrong. Case in point: Hurricane Chris, the Louisiana rapper whose ‘07 debut single had clubgoers across the nation hollerin’ “A Bay Bay,” but left a quite …
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Method Man & Redman Interview
Filed under: Industry Heavyweights, Interviews
Hip-hop’s given rise to countless iconic duos, but few can match the popularity and renown of Method Man & Redman. Though Meth and Red both rose to fame as members of rap supergroups (the Wu-Tang Clan and Def Squad, respectively), it was their work together on television, films, and, most importantly, their acclaimed 1999 LP Blackout!, that made them household names, not to mention two of …
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Ciara Interview
Filed under: Industry Heavyweights, Pop, R&B, Interviews
With a set of pipes more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap to the top of the Billboard charts in a single bound, it’s Super C! Ciara‘s third studio album may not have arrived on store shelves with “speeding bullet” swiftness, but, considering how difficult it is to find a functioning phone booth these days, the delays are understandable—now, the wait is finally over, and, …
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Pleasure P Interview
Filed under: R&B, We Got Next, Interviews
Listening public, meet Marcus Cooper. Though many knew Pleasure P as a key member of (and, some would say, the driving force behind) Pretty Ricky, the R&B/rap boy band who brought us hits like “On the Hotline” and “Grind With Me,” the Carol City, Florida singer/songwriter is much more than the smooth-talking ladies’ man these sultry, sometimes risqué jams would suggest—on his forthcoming solo debut, Pleasure …
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