Pete Rock|NY’s Finest

Since 1987, Pete Rock has steadily carved his place in Hip-Hop and collected legions fans along the way. First as one half of a duo with CL Smooth (”T.R.O.Y.”), then as a producer of other artists as well (Nas’ “The World Is Yours”). Read more

Webbie|Savage Life 2

Webbie reached gold status with his debut CD Savage Life on the back of “Give Me That“, the hit single. Rolling with his boy Lil’ Boosie and the other label mates on the heels of his Billboard top 10 hit single “Independent” Read more

Song of the Week: Eightball – “Top Notch Freestyle”

This is one of my favorite Eightball cuts. Here is Ball letting people know that the South do have something to say. Released in 2001 on Greg Street’s 6 O’Clock Vol. 1 album, this beat to this was so dope and it makes me miss that old Southern style a lot. This is Read more

Shawty LO|Units In The City

You would think being on the Mt. Rushmore of Snap music was enough. NOPE, not for Shawty LO! He has branched out on his own and released a solo LP Read more

Jim Jones|Harlem’s American Gangster

Jim Jones is a funny dude. After being Cam’ron’s sidekick/weed carrier for almost a decade, he finally broke through with his 2006 hit “We Fly High”. Fast forward a little bit and after some well placed guest appearances, rap feuds, and label deals; Jim Jones is now a star is his own right. Read more

Saule Wright Interviews Nicolay

After reviewing Nicolay & Kay’s new album, TIME:LINE, Thic gets some time with this Hip Hop and R&B record producer from the Netherlands. Read more

Song of the Week: The Fab 5 – “Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka”

Since 1995, Duck Down Records & Boot Camp Clik has been around doing there thing. While I know who Black Moon, Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun (or Cocoa Brovaz), Heltah Skeltah (composed of Rock and Ruck aka Sean Price), or O.G.C. are, I never been really big into either of these groups. But, Read more

Nicolay & Kay|TIME:LINE

Nicolay brought us the previously critically acclaimed Connected, Here, and Dutch Masters and worked with artists such as Phonte and Big Pooh (Little Brother), Von Pea of Tanya Morgan, The Foreign Exchange Read more

Pastor Troy|Attitude Adjuster

Known as one of the rawest talents in the South, Pastor Troy returns with his NINTH album! Yeah, the Pastor has been doing a lot of preaching lately. This one titled Attitude Adjuster Read more

The Next Big Thing: Diamond

I’ll say it, these days the female MC is almost extinct like the Dodo bird. Now before you underground ladies who rap start dissing me in your latest MySpace freestyle, I’m not saying there aren’t any females out there rapping. What I am saying is there aren’t any women making Hip-Hop music with any large success. But I think I know who the next female rapper to make it big is: Brittany Nicole Carpenter Read more

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