We are once again at that stage in the year when it seems that all the new artist attempt to break into the mainstream. Today’s lucky contestant resides in Mobile, Alabama and by way of his hit first single “Throw Some D’s” has managed to secure a first quarter release date. Keep in mind that...

  The top four groups in order of importance and relevance to the current southern movement would have to be as follows 1. The Geto Boys, 2. Outkast, 3. 8Ball & MJG, 4. UGK! (some opinions may vary) We are now well into the millennium and all of the aforementioned collectives have weathered the storm...

No matter how successful or how much of a brick Twisted Black’s latest album turns out to be chances are he won’t relish or despise the outcome much. Shortly after dawning a distribution deal with TVT Records Black was hit with a 30 year sentence stemming from drug trafficking charges. Black’s mainstream debut is one...

Over the last few years Kanye West has quietly positioned his GOOD Music imprint in the same light as say G-Unit or Roc-A-Fella or just about any other fledging label. With help form successful projects like Common’s Be or John Legend’s Get Lifted Kanye has definitely enamored himself in the company of true elite entrepreneurial...

   It’s been nearly two years since Houston, TX was put on the mainstream map by the likes of Mike Jones, Paul Wall, and Slim Thug. Now the first quarter of ‘07 sees Slim Thug introducing his own crew of H-Town MCs. Killa Kyleon, ChrisWard, Young Black, J-Dawg, PJ The Rap Hustler, Rob Smallz, and...

These days it seems mandatory for an artist o get on, get big, and then put his click on. Everyone from Nelly to TI, to Master P to Snoop Dogg has already done it. It is however unusual that a rapper from New Orleans gets on a label, becomes the franchise player, the label blows...

Right now the Harlem based Diplomats crew may be the hardest working click in the rap game. With either a mixtape or an album coming nearly every week from one of the random Byrdgang members its hard to keep up with the entire movement. In house A&R/Mr. Do-It-All DukeDaGod comes with the first official Dipset...

    As you may have heard for the last decade or so a mass movement has been brewing in the Bay area. Right now that movement known as hyphy is spreading across the nation through the airwaves and other forms of mass media like a Santa Monica wildfire. Bay area representatives Keak Da Sneak, Messy...

Most of you will remember MC Eiht as a ruthless greasy Jerry curl sporting thug from the infamous Hughes Brothers directed hood classic Menace II Society, some gaming fanatics may be familiar with his character Ryder from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, or maybe you’re familiar with one of the greatest songs in rap history...

The Bay area has been quietly holding down the west coast for the last couple of decades. From the likes of Mac Mall, E-40, and Rappin 4 Tay the Bay has birthed its fair share of national exposure. Through the last few years Messy Marv has quietly amassed a loyal following in the Bay and...

Ruck otherwise known as Sean Price from the duo Heltah Skeltah has a more than decade long rap sheet in the game. From being within a small group of east coast artist who actually got a positive shout out from Pac on All Eyez On Me to his infamous involvement in his group’s debut album...

Two totally opposite words like acclaimed and underappreciated can both be easily referenced in describing the single most important factor behind the Wu Tang Clan’s sound. That factor is The RZA, otherwise known as Bobby Digital, or otherwise known as one of the greatest beatsmiths in the game that nobody usually takes time to acknowledge…...