Nove Ft. Brisco and Webbz
“Check Me Out”

C-Murder Sentenced To Life Without Parole Today
Rap star Corey C-Murder Miller was officially sentenced to life in prison today (August 14) for killing a 16-year-old teenager inside a Jefferson Parish nightclub. On Tuesday (August 11) a jury found Miller guilty of shooting and killing Steven Thomas inside of the club, after an altercation with Miller and several other men in […]

Slaughterhouse: Self-titled (Review)
Straight up, this Slaughterhouse CD is tough – forget all the poetic ways to say it. For the moment, set aside all of the antics with Wu Tang that have plagued or helped the group the last few weeks. This debut is tough. In the 90’s there was a widely used term called […]

More Alfamega Informant Docs Hit Net
With former T.I. protégé vehemently denying accusations that he was a late 90s informant, the website Smoking Gun has released further damning evidence against the Georgia rapper. In May, the Smoking Gun first published reports that Alfamega, real name Cedric Zellars, testified in 1996 against Georgia drug dealer Ali Baaqar in exchange for receiving […]

CunninLynguists: Wicked Awesome
What a shame it would be if CunninLynguists never pierced Americas mainframe. The trio of Deacon, Natti, and Kno continues to the boundaries of Hip-Hop by melding a consistently impressive blend of rock, blues, polka and any other form of music that tickles their fancy. America knows Kanye West, which whom they once shared the […]

Scorpio – Legend2Legend – Roots Of Hip-Hop Part 1
Any emcee who rhymes on beat owes a debt to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. When Hip-Hop was just a newborn baby this crew gave it a name, then brought a musical language and a culture which has since flourished into a worldwide phenomenon. Scorpio, along with group members Melle Mel, Kidd Creole, Cowboy […]

The Last Word: Nia Long Gets Naked, Amerie Drops A Mixtape, Cheech & Chong Say ‘Smoke Pot!’
Whats the biz moneymakers? Here we go again with the usual as we place bets on all the ruckus surrounding town hall meetings on Obamas health plan, place bets on which NFL team Michael Vick will eventually end up playing for and prepare to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Woodstock this weekend. Thoughts and prayers […]

Notorious Shower Posse Leader Calls On Irv Gotti To Direct Movie
The leader of a notorious Jamaican drug gang recently sent a message to Michael S. Lynton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment. In the video, Vivian Blake, former head of the notorious Shower Posse, urges the studio boss to hire The Inc.s Irv Gotti to direct a bio-pic about the murderous […]

Fabolous Hits The Road To Debut New Reebok Line
Fabolous and Reebok have teamed up for a five-city tour to debut the new Reebok Classic Remix footwear collection. Fabolous will hit cities like New York, New Orleans and Miami to promote the collection, which will be available at select Foot Lockers across the country. Fans who purchase the sneakers in select cities […]

Rick Ross Ft. Cash Chris
“Put Em On Me”

Joe Budden Ft. Young Chris
“Connect 4”


Jay Rock Ft. Glasses Malone
“Dollars Make Sense”

Alternative Heat: Fizz and Boog
“Bounce”

Crooked I Ft. One-2 and Mykestro
“3 Emcees”

Loose Cannon Ft. Jason Deford
“Dream Supplier”

Charles Hamilton Ft. Show Tufli
“Vh1 Storytellers”

Ying Yang Twins Ft. Ami Miller
“Fever”

NHL Team Sues Rapper Over Tribute Song
An emcee from Raleigh, North Carolina has found himself in a federal lawsuit over a 2007 dedication song to the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes are suing Tyrone Banks for trademark violations over the track Carolina Hurricanes, which the rapper promoted as the official Carolina Hurricanes song. The Hurricanes did concede the rapper approached […]

Everybody I Know Is Struggling
The other day, I was really sitting down and thinking. I was playing with one of the kids and a wave of happiness-slash-sadness just splashed down on me. It was weird. I was thinking of my own plight. You probably didn’t notice, but I haven’t written in the last couple of weeks. Life has […]