As it turns out Nas isn’t the only high profile free agent acquisition that President Carter has secured during his tenure as HNIC at Def Jam. Guyanese raised and Brooklyn bred MC F-A-B-O-L-O-U-S just happens to be another hit hunter added to the most prestigious hip hop label ever. Throughout his this side of...

If 2005 was the year of H-Town then nobody can go against the movement that Dade County has spurred up in just the last year. On the strength of DJ Khaled producers like The Runners and Cool & Dre, plus MCs like Rick Ross and Trick Daddy, and Pitbull the MIA set the stage for...

Chances are if you attempt to Google ATL’s Sean Paul you’ll get an ass load of fan sites dedicated to the dancehall phenom who hails from an entirely different continent. Way back in the summer of 2003 both Sean Pauls had hits blowing up the airwaves almost simultaneously. You’ll recall ATL’s Sean Paul hit “Damn”...

  Right now may be the best time in the world to be affiliated with the Hypnotize Camp posse. Thanks to Oscar award winning mega executive producers DJ Paul and Juicy J another Memphis act is getting his shot at the limelight. Though the stage won’t be as grand as the lone two 3-6 Mafia...

For about two years now ATL’s own trap star Young Jeezy has held down the unanimous vote from D-Boys all over the streets as there sole representative. Though he didn’t coin the phrase “trap” Jeezy made it world famous with his 2005 debut Thug Motivation 101: Lets Get It, then he returned late last year...

  David Styles or better known as Styles P of the LOX has probably been through more label limbo than rain forest troopers have paraded in parrot shit over the last decade. Remember the historical free The LOX campaign earlier in the millennium or 50 Cent flexing his power at Interscope by single handedly having...

Almost exactly one year ago Big Hawk was fatally shot, an incident all to reminiscent of the way his older brother Fat Pat exited this life nearly a decade earlier. Losses of this caliber can never be over came or overlooked. Thanks to the support of Hawk’s family, friends, and collegues the late great H-Town...

  Nowdays it seems like for a number of artist to blow up in a given region that area of the country must represent itself through some sort of powerful movement. Take the screw movement in Houston, Texas as a prime example. After 2005 it seems like grills, purple drank, and wet paint are the...

Due to his overly realistic rhymes Joseph McVay may be one of the purest yet still underrated MCs out of that H-Town. For years Ro has spit that thug conscious shit without flaw while weaving his way in and out of federal custody. This time around Ro is unfortunately still locked up, again. Nevertheless a...

New York, the original birthplace of our culture has seen more than its fair share of crews over the past three decades. As a matter of fact the New York rap scene has basically been the face of what we know as east coast. With a presence so ginormous it’s no wonder why clicks such...

  Every now and then the world of rap needs a collective slap in the face from its predecessor hip hop. Maybe even a less volatile breath of fresh air from the good old days wouldn’t hurt either. In the words of newby Joell Ortiz hip hop is Carhart jackets, Timbaland boots unlaced, Champion hoodies,...

  Back in the early 80’s when hip hop first began to thrive in the entertainment market many people outside the culture predicted a bleak future for the inner city movement. It’s now 30 years later and the hip hop genre has made way for a variation of sub genres. Of those various sub genres...