Three 6 Mafia: Award Tour
Five years ago, Three 6 Mafia fans would have their fingers crossed watching the Source Awards on UPN. In 2006, the Memphis Tennessee boys took home Oscar gold – on the biggest night in Hollywood. As a result, their songs rose to the top of the iTunes charts and Most Known Unknown got a second […]

T-K.A.S.H.: Made in America
At 27 years old, T-K.A.S.H. sounds well beyond his years in wisdom. Aligned with Paris, the Bay Area radio personality and MC has a major agenda. Hes scaring the streets straight with true-life experiences of his time on the curbs, mixed with his education on a better tomorrow. In person, theres nothing scary about T-K.A.S.H. […]

Paris: Public Enemy Number One
F or sixteen years, Paris has held the mic like a grudge, as his records have approached just under four million sold. Contemporary Hip-Hop may seem far removed from the socially and politically challenging records of the early 90s, but the themes arent. Sleeping With the Enemy dealt with a Middle East war, a Bush […]

Chuck D: You’re Gonna Get Yours
IIn their independence, Public Enemy has released some outstanding albums. Still, according to some critics, those albums struggled to reach the masses. For the last two years, there has been talk of Public Enemy allowing their creative vessels to be directed by Bay Area legend, Paris in Rebirth of a Nation. This album, written and […]

Andy Milonakis: Real Talk
T he opening theme to the Andy Milonakis Show with the shows namesake spitting such balderdash as, I got peas on my head but dont call me a pea-head, bees on my head but dont call me a bee-head, isnt very convincing of a b-boy. But Fat Joe, Lil Jon, the Ying Yang Twins, and […]

Ma Barker: Big Bad Mama
O nce upon a time in Hip-Hop, there was a King and his Queen who lived happily together, working closely with their family making music and ensuring they continued to provide nourishment for their fans. Then one day a figure from the Kings past began to play two-way games with him, thus enraging the Queen. […]

Lake: One Never Knows
O n May 23rd, Lake and Cormega are releasing a collaborative album. Two Queensbridge street legends converge at different stages in their rap careers: one, a hood platinum Hip-Hop veteran, the other, a talented rapper out to prove his lyrical worth. Normally, the table would be set for an interesting conversation piece. But like his […]

J-Love: Love is Love
Q ueens, New York native J-Love brings a whole different flavor to the mixtape game. Rather than chase whats hot, J-Love frequently pays homage to past greats and living legends. Most recently, J-Love linked up with artist, La the Darkman for Return of the Darkman. Though an unlikely decision to some, this furthers J-Loves reputation […]

La the Darkman: Back for the First Time
O ne rapper who seemingly has lived up to his name is La the Darkman. After moving 300,000 units independently on his Heist of the Century debut, La vanished because of personal conflicts. In 1998s freshmen class, a lot of Las peers are no longer making music. Quite probably, many of them took day-jobs. La […]

Prozack Turner: Re-Up
P rozack Turner knows how quickly things can change. When DreamWorks Records signed the Bay area native in 2002, he seemed destined for success. A generous advance and recording budget allowed him to bounce across the country to work with Pete Rock, Organized Noize, J Dilla, and the Alchemist. The production Dream Team helped Prozack […]

Apathy: Over & Under
S o you wanna be a major label emcee? You want the big money, fast woman and fancy cars. You want to live the life you see depicted by every emcee with a video on BET. Unfortunately, its not that easy, just ask Apathy. As a member of the underground super group The Demigodz, Apathy […]

334 MOBB: Long Time Comin’
The name translates to 10 mo [more] brothers buried or 334 MoBB, a tribute to their fallen friends. This dynamic duo represents the mighty region of Montgomery, Alabama. Flexing on many Southern underground mixtapes, the group has surfaced and signed with Island Def Jam. With that backing, the brothers are in a position to become […]

Bubba Sparxxx: Third Times The Charm
Bubba Sparxxx has consistently been a victim of bad timing. Although ?Ugly? was a hot record in 2001, the Georgian suffered as the press took jabs at him following Eminem?s newly laid footprints. Then, as Bubba returned for an imaginative follow-up album, Deliverance Hip-Hop turned away in search of Crunk ? then, all the rage. […]

Anslem Samuel of The Ave: Electric Avenue
The Ave is self-proclaimed as a street movement in print. The magazine has created a niche for taking the same artists and celebrities found in the other magazines, and showing them in different lights. The Brooklyn-based publication currently finds 40,000 readers, but has plans to quickly double that. Near its second birthday, The Ave has […]

Brendan Frederick of Mass Appeal: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
In the Gang Starr classic, Mass Appeal, Guru opens with, No way, youll make it, come with the weak s**t, I break kids. Though Mass Appeal got its name from the Hard to Earn gem, they have certainly made it for themselves. A hobby magazine turned into one of the leading culture publications out there. […]

Phat Matt of Elemental Magazine: Keep it Gully
Anybodys who has ever picked up an issue of Elemental remembers the comics. Aight uses a recurring character who whips pristine Cadillacs, guzzles 40s, bumps Steady B, and always gets the girl and the gusto. The character is drawn by Phat Matt Wright, creator and Publisher of Elemental magazine. As this feature affirms, the cars, […]

Alan Light: Fight For Your Right
When Def Jam released Licensed to Ill in1986, the Beastie Boys got down with no delay, turning the then dorm-room serviced rap imprint into a full-fledged powerhouse label with their frat boy antics, all the while helping to establish Hip-Hop as a worldly phenomenon with pop cultural clout. Compiling a timeline of the three white […]

Mimi Valdes of VIBE: The Examination of Mimi
The ride to the top has been an exciting one for Mimi Valdes, Editor-In-Chief of VIBE magazine. As a fresh-faced college graduate, Valdes’ journalism career was birthed at said urban magazine. While her professional path has had its fair share of twist and turns, the compass has always lead back to VIBE. These days, VIBE […]

Julia Beverly of Ozone: Makin’ It Hot
In real life, the ozone layer above the Earths surface is depleting at a rate so fast scientists agonize that the gradual rise in temperature will eventually upset the planets natural processes. Conversely, Ozone magazine appears to be building at such a rate that it appears on pace to upset Hip-Hops long-standing order. Through the […]

Jerry Barrow of Scratch: Itchin’ For A Scratch
J erry Barrow. The general population may not know his name at this moment, but the New York native has quietly helped shape the way you perceive Hip-Hop through his work at The Source, Trace magazine, Right-On magazine and even a short stint with AllHipHop. But the self-proclaimed beat junkie has found his calling at […]