What would the west coast be without Snoop Dogg? Better yet what would the entire rap game be like if there was no infamous ’94 murder trial, or no heated Eazy E beef, and most importantly what would it be like without Doggystyle? Crippin probably wouldn’t be so commercially accepted, and it wouldn’t be...

  Over the course of the past couple of years Paul Wall has turned himself into one of the game’s marquee metaphor connoisseurs. Whether it’s candy paint or a mouth full of platinum and diamonds Mr. Slayton has a surreal life analogy for the topic. Yet being one of the pivotal players in H-Town’s ’05...

  Timothy Mosley is one of music’s most prestigious artist ever. Long after Timbaland leaves the world behind his legacy will be revered as one of the greatest to ever walk the face of the earth. Thanks to his equally unique style and sound patterns Tim has already defined and redefined the entire landscape of...

  Only a handful of rappers from the 90’s fortunate to still be around today can validly claim to be part of rap evolution the way that Daz and Kurupt can. Guesting on classic albums like Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, Snoop Dogg’s Doggystlye, to eventually releasing there own classic in its own right Dogg Food...

Contrary to popular belief Reggie Noble is the real punch line king over at Def Jam. Not Ludacris, not even Young Jeezy, it’s Redman who’s been putting it down with some of the world’s most outrageous antics since his 1992 debut Muddy Waters. Over the years Red has managed to drop six solo albums, Red...

In the come and go world of hip hop each year ushers in its fair share of new faces and names. Off the strength of his super catchy first single “This Is Why I’m Hot” New York bred MIMS is this year’s premier rookie, not premier as in best, but premier meaning first. As history...

After disappointing results from last year’s G-Unit released Mobb Deep effort Blood Money Prodigy is back with a vengeance to make a straight record. With bold intentions of dropping two solos this year P is showing no mercy for any Mobb haters. On the prequel to his highly anticipated second installment of HNIC P has...

   Three or four years before H-Town took center stage in the rap game a Leprechaun suit sporting rapper by the name of Lil Flip began to prematurely shift the nation’s attention towards the lone star state. Matter of fact nearly every platinum plus and gold artist from TX has probably worked with the Leprechaun...

  Even though it’s been nearly three years since Young Buck dropped his street certified G-Unit debut the Cashville, Ten-A-Key resident still remains the most respected and feared member within the camp. Over the ensuing months Buck has done more than his fair share to keep his name scalding hot in the streets. From the...

Since converging into Atlanta’s fledging music scene in late 2004 as a six person collection of hood adrenaline Crime Mob has been on a steady climb. On the strength of “Knuck If You Buck” and “Stilletos” the Mob managed to move nearly 300,000 copies of their almost non-promoted self titled debut with the help of...

  A few years before Young Buck became the official spokesman for Cashville, Ten-A-Key a heavy set white rapper by the name of Haystak was the first thing poised to blow from the small border state city. After creating a significant buzz with his initial releases Mak Million in 1998 and Car Fulla White Boys...

   Right now it seems as though H-Town is one of the hottest breeding grounds for southern rappers. From Slim Thug to Paul Wall to Lil Flip to Mike Jones to Chamillionaire to… well you get the point. One of the most prominent players in the market is the often overshadowed Devin The Dude. Between...