Layzie Bone: Next Plateau
For 15 years, Bone Thugs N’ Harmony has successfully been able to service the mainstream with singles that were defiantly street. Whether it was the gangsta gospel of “Crossroads” to the empathetic “Hard Time Hustlin’,” the legendary rap group never catered. However, with their latest album Strength & Loyalty, the three-man outfit wasn’t […]
Atlanta Has Wild Style
In recent years, the Hip-Hop we see on television and hear on the radio has been reduced down to ridiculous clown images of men and women in oversized clothes or scantily clad dresses shaking oversized and unhealthy fat a#### over and over again. When I hear Hip-Hop heads talk about the culture it makes […]
Cool & Dre Sign Distribution Deal With Imperial Records
Music from hit making production team Cool and Dre will connect with more fans, thanks to a new distribution deal between their record label Epidemic Records and Skeleton Key Entertainment/EMI’s Imperial Records. Under the recently signed deal, Imperial Records will a host of distribution and label services which include promotions, marketing, online marketing and […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: USHER CANCELS WEDDING!
Hip-Hop Rumors: USHER CANCELS WEDDING!!!!!Holy crap! I just wished Usher good luck in getting married over this sunny weekend and the dude cancelled it! Tomeka is preggers and it was supposed to pop off in the Hamptons, New York…no dice. I wonder if Ursh did this as a “pump fake” move to get the media […]
McDonald’s Dumps Twista From Parking Lot Tour
Chicago Rap star Twista has been cut from McDonald’s live 10-city tour featuring performances in McDonald’s parking lots across the United States.Twista was announced as one of the headliners of the free McDonald’s Live tour, which features performances from Ne-Yo, Kenna, Kat DeLuna, the Dey, Single File and Kevin Michael in various markets.The rapper was […]
Jay-Z On Columbia Move: “I’m Nowhere Near That”
Jay-Z disappointed millions, when a scheduled interview with Hot 97’s Angie Martinez was cancelled for personal reasons yesterday (July 27). The interview was to address a number of matters surrounding the mogul, including recent rumors of his departure from Def Jam. The rapper and Martinez did get on the phone for a few […]
1st Annual Play-N-Skillz Weekend Kicks Off In Dallas, TX
Grammy Award Winning Producers Play-N-Skillz To Hold 1st Annual Play-N-Skillz Festival In Dallas, TX. Grammy Award winning producers and Texas natives Play-N-Skillz, have tapped fellow state champs Chamillionaire, Paul Wall and Lil’ Flip to perform at the 1st Annual Play-N-Skillz festival, which takes place this weekend Dallas, TX. The festival kicks off on […]
L.I.: Big City Dreams
“The time is now for me to burn em/N***** dropped and I ain’t heard em/ I decided to adjourn em/ And claimed my stripes cause I done earned em.”, states the emcee known as L.I. [Lyrically Intelligent] in the track “The Time Iz Now” off his sophomore mixtape The Time Iz Now.” Seemingly the […]
BREEDING GROUND: L.I. Ft. Lady Luck
I’m Gonna BE OK
BREEDING GROUND: L.I. Ft. Dewayne
Hood Model
Dilated Peoples Drop New DVD/CD ‘The Release Party’
Veteran Hip-Hop Los Angeles group Dilated Peoples are preparing The Release Party, a new DVD/CD being released by Decon that chronicles their ten-year journey through the music industry. The group’s latest release hits stores July 31 and also comes with seven brand new, unreleased songs featuring The Alchemist, PMD of EPMD, Defari, Casual and […]
Soulive: No Place Like Soul
With their sixth studio LP, No Place Like Soul (Stax), the New York-based jazz/funk trio Soulive looks to further distance itself from the jam band scene. In an attempt to push its sound in a new direction, the band has added a new member, Boston-based vocalist Toussaint, who appears on most of the albums tracks. […]
DJ Envy and Red Cafe Prepare ‘The Co-Op’
Koch Records is set to release The Co-Op, the upcoming collaboration mixtape from acclaimed DJ Envy and noted rapper Red Cafe’ on September 25. DJ Envy, who is also a radio personality on New York’s Hot 97 and Sirius Radio, teamed up with Brooklyn lyricist Red Cafe’ to produce the new 11-track CD, which features […]
40 Cal Drops New Album; Disses Nas
Dipset rapper 40 Cal is preparing to release his brand new debut full length album titled Broken Safety 2 on Koch Records. The 16-track album features guest appearances from Diplomat leaders Cam’ron and Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, J.R. Writer, Hell Rell, Akon and others. Broken Safety 2 also contains a track dissing Queensbridge […]
Three 6 Mafia Ft. The Game
Like Money
Termanology Produced by DJ Premiere
So Amazing
Hip-Hop Rumors: THE GAME SHOOTS DOWN 50 CENT SONG RUMOR
THE GAME SHOOTS DOWN 50 CENT SONG IDEAWell, it was a rumor that came and died but it live a good life. People thought there was a possible 50 Cent/Game reunion, but that rumor was too bad to be true. Hot 97s DJ Envy spoke to the West Coast rapper and the former G-Unit member destroyed […]
Mr. J. Mederios: So How’s Your Girl?
Whether Bizzy Bone or Joe Budden, many rap artists have tried to tackle the topics of child abuse. The reactions have varied from ridicule to respect to apathy. Mr. J. Mederios, front-man of The Procussions, is going all out in this path, with his single Constance. The single, released by Rawkus Records, chronicles the […]
The Last Word: R. Kelly Gets Trapped, Mr. Biggs Begs Your Pardon, and Timberlake’s Member Gets Emmy nod!
Whats up? The summer just keeps flying by as July is close to becoming August. Another crazy week gone by. From corrupt NBA refs to presidential candidates taking questions from YouTube users, to the Simpsons finally hitting the big screen, its been an interesting one…to say the least. R.I.P. to Tammy Faye Messner, and get […]
Gadget Review: The Jawbone Bluetooth
Huh? What? Can you repeat that? Weve all been there and done that. The Bluetooth-ed world of wireless has made us a people who look like we are talking to ourselves. Sure we can now drive without risking a crash, but many times neither we nor the person on the other side of the call […]
