What’s good people? Welcome back to another edition of Tale Of The Tape. It’s another week, and with that, another group of mixtapes for you to love, hate, or ignore like a new AZ album.    And there is plenty to ignore, word to Tony Yayo’s Black Friday. Sandman smacks the world with his delusion […]

    It’s been over ten years since New York veterans EPMD last released a full length album and much has changed in the Rap game during their long-layoff. However, the dynamic duo are known for their funky, party-starting production and interesting wordplay, so it’s good to see that after such a long dry spell, […]

    How does an artist who spent most of his career as a diamond in the rough MC stay relevant for several years before finally enjoying commercial success? Common has managed to do so with ease.   Finally getting his long overdue mainstream recognition with the assistance of his successful acting career, Common’s eighth […]

*Yeah I know it’s Sunday Morning, but i had to watch De La Hoya get itDr. Dre will probably go down as the greatest producer of the modern era.  Between the World Class Wrecking Cru, N.W.A, Death Row, and Aftermath, he has been at the forefront of whole shifts in the music landscape more than […]

  Who would’ve thought that playing the nice guy role would trigger a series of events that ultimately causes your demise? You meet a fly chic and treat her like royalty, only to discover she wants nothing more than a friendship. After taking a different approach of conquering the feminine jewel, the next girl you […]

    You would think after sixteen, yes sixteen, years in the game E-40 would garner more respect from the Hip-Hop community. The man helped put the San Francisco Bay area on with his early street corner hustle in the 90’s to bringing his city to a national spotlight with the recent Hyphy movement. Now […]

When one thinks of currency, they think of a means to transact; to exchange.  Currency is used to get things that you want, to get goods and services, and to get what you need.Curren$y is not to be confused with Young Money anymore, but apparently he does stand ready willing and able to get you […]

This week sucks. No one likes heading back to work after the break. Think about it, you just spent the last weekend eating, drinking, and partying with friends only to end up right back to that office or classroom with a holiday hangover.    All is not lost. You do have one thing you didn’t […]

Yeah we’re back once again with your favorite rapper’s favorite column TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE. We know some of you were outraged last week with your boy Max B’s picks, but everybody sees the game different. Regardless we still make the world go around.   Up this week we got Corey Gunz. Admit it; […]

    The day when an esteemed professional retires is normally a time filled with proud reflection. In Scarface, we witness a legendary emcee coming to the end of a decorated career not with contentment, but with disdain for what the music industry and Hip-Hop culture have morphed into.   It’s undeniable the scene has […]

The mid-to-late 90s were a special time in Hip-Hop.  While many would remember it for the whole East Coast/West Coast fiasco, I’d like to note it as a period of musical excellence.   Back then someone would drop an album and it was like Dr. Seuss’ Butter Battle Book.  Another would follow it with a […]

Jadakiss. Been a minute since your last album.  Since the last  Lox album. Since you said you was Top 5 Dead or Alive.  There have been a couple verses  here and there but no body of work to add or detract from that statement.Signed to the Roc without the Beans or the Free. Back on […]

Turkey day is tomorrow. Hip-Hop has a lot to be thankful for, and near the top of the list for you has to be Tale of the Tape. Unlike most who try to toe some imaginary line, you can count on me to keep it honorable. I mean, check the name haters.   Speaking of […]

Welcome back to the newest edition of TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE. For those not in the know, we ask MC’s, ballers, weed carriers, and those ever pesky “I’m not a rapper, I’m a hustler” types who lands in their top five list. Simple enough right? Yeah we thought so.This week we got Max B. […]

Times are hard on the boulevard.  Rappers getting dropped from labels.  Labels going bankrupt and folding. Rappers getting their chains snatched. The world is just not economically safe for rappers.And what about you, the consumer?  All the heavy hitters dropped early. Other heavy hitters getting pushed to next year.  Fourth quarter drought of hot music.  […]

    It has to be told. Nine rag-tag ruffians from the most unforgiving parts of Staten Island and Brooklyn become world-renown musical icons. Their story transcends the 90’s New York Hip-Hop scene with equal parts melodrama and redemption.   Narrated by director Gerald “Gee Bee” Barclay and sponsored by BET, The Story Of Wu-Tang […]

    As an actor Chris Bridges seems to be surging with various roles on the big screen already under his wing. As a rapper Ludacris isn’t enjoying that same momentum. With millions of units sold over a span of six well received albums, the work he has put in is nothing to sneeze at. […]

You love to hear the story again and again.  Song comes out.  Song catches fire.  A milli a milli remixes come out with both signed and unsigned rappers coming out trying to outdo the original song.    The amateurs needing something you like to trick you into listening to their unfamiliar style and the vets […]

What’s good people? Welcome back to the realest mixtape review on the internet, Tale Of The Tape. I already know that most of you clicked on the link to see the verdict on Dedication 3.   Chill out Stans, from here on out called “Carterettes”, I got that on display this week, so get your […]

Welcome to the latest edition of TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE, where individuals of all walks of life reveal their opinions on their personal greatest emcees of all time. CNN’s N.O.R.E. has had much success in the music industry throughout his twelve year career.   But even as he preps a new 2009 CNN album […]