Skratch Bastid

Published Feb 20, 2010

If Paul Murphy's loft were stripped bare, it would have the appearance of an elementary school classroom. Under the high ceilings are massiv...

M.O.P. Foundation

Published Feb 01, 2010

Former NFL coach Dennis Green once said: "they are who we thought they were." Of course he was referring to the Chicago Bears, not 18-year r...

Eclipse7777 Autobiography

Published Jan 22, 2010

Born on the seventh day of the seventh month in 1977, Eclipse7777 says, "it's kind of lucky ain't it? That's why they call me Lucky Sevens,...

Obie Trice Special Reserve

Published Jan 18, 2010

First, Cheers, then Second Round's on Me and now Special Reserve, Obie Trice's latest album lives up to its name, comprised of previously un...

D-Ray / Various Heads Connect Presents D-Ray's Supertoke 3

Published Oct 19, 2009

D-Ray's Supertoke 3 is a mixtape that champions itself on two major fronts: its homegrown production and its "everyman lyrics." If one were...

Jeru the Damaja

Published Sep 29, 2009

When facing the assignment of interviewing Jeru the Damaja, I didn't know what to expect. I had become aware of the Brooklynite with the rel...

Warren G The G Files

Published Sep 27, 2009

It's been 15 years since Warren G released the commercially successful Regulate... G-Funk Era. Now, almost four years on the nose since his...

Junclassic Imaginary Enemies

Published Sep 22, 2009

"You give me a shot, just give me a chance to get my voice heard; I wouldn't even have words for that, man," says Terence Howard's character...

La Coka Nostra A Brand You Can Trust

Published Sep 22, 2009

With Danny Boy at the Helm, Everlast, DJ Lethal, Ill Bill and Slaine set course, anchored in the stale waters of rap music, their mast bedec...

Fabolous Loso's Way

Published Aug 21, 2009

Already brash, Brooklyn, NY-bred rapper Fabolous will have yet another reason to toot his horn, as he recently unseated the late Michael Jac...

Raekwon Sound Academy, Toronto, ON August 15

Published Aug 16, 2009

Fashionably late, Raekwon made the stage as the patrons of the Sound Academy were beginning to get restless. The Chef has had some bad luck...

Poison Pen The Money Shot

Published Aug 14, 2009

What you see is what you get with Brooklyn-based battle rapper Poison Pen. Pictured on the front of The Money Shot, Poison Pen welcomes peop...

Mantis Still Life

Published Aug 04, 2009

The subway car rattles along the tracks; inside is a young man rapping to himself, reading from the sheet that possesses his freshly written...

Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D.

Published Jun 26, 2009

The Black Eyed Peas, who double as hip-pop's version of Up with People, are making sure they get the biggest bang for their buck out of pote...

Mike Jones The Voice

Published Jun 22, 2009

If your only interest is making music for the club then making rap music is as easy as painting by numbers. Houston's Mike Jones is living p...

The Discounts Part One

Published Jun 08, 2009

Conway Pacheco, front-man for the Discounts, proclaims that he and his group have come "to drop the rock on your head." That is to say, they...

People's Poets No Life Without Roots

Published Jun 08, 2009

No Life Without Roots is the first album from the People's Poets, an outfit from Edmonton, AB. The group are comprised of three MCs —...

Rick Ross Deeper than Rap

Published May 24, 2009

Rick Ross is back with his third studio album, and second in just over a year, and what a year it has been for the self-proclaimed boss. Dee...

Asher Roth Asleep in the Bread Aisle

Published Apr 23, 2009

Asleep in the Bread Aisle is a pretty clever offering and more importantly, it is very catchy. This bodes well for Steve Rifkind's SRC label...

Big Tone The Art of Ink

Published Apr 08, 2009

The auto industry may be struggling in the Motor City but musically, Detroit has been flourishing for quite some time. Big Tone has kept som...