It surprises me how rappers and producers are so quick to brag about how easily or quickly they can make music. I remember that No Limit, in their hey-day, cla... Read More...
A lot of things go into making a rapper a superstar, but if you tried to define the elements as a simple formula and just plug people into it 9 times out of 10... Read More...
If there's one thing we know about certain rappers, it's that they hate being put in the proverbial "box". Andre 3000 ("The Love Below"), Mos Def ("The New Dan... Read More...
An artist such as G-Rik is the ultimate example of the success that southern hotbeds have reached in rap music. He is not necessarily the next big thing, the n... Read More...
I really, really hate press releases. More often than not, press releases are masturbatory, self-indulgent affairs that attempt to liken the promoted emcee to ... Read More...
Marley Marl & MC Shan introduced it to us. Nas took it to the mainstream. Mobb Deep expanded it. But with Nas and Mobb both in the second half of their car... Read More...
