Darien Brockington may best be known as the voice behind Little Brother and the Justus League’s soulful hooks.  He’s been the fuel behind many of Little Brother’s grooviest moments (“Slow It Down” may be the most recognizable). Now with the Hall Of Justus spreading out to be more than just Little Brother, Darien Brockington [cont.]

     The best rapper under 30? That’s what Lloyd Banks (aka “Blue Hefner”) coined himself, and with the bevy of endless talent under that age, what better way to solidify his new moniker than to follow up his hit debut album, Hunger For More, with another gem? Rotten Apple is the album with aims to [cont.]

   We’ve all seen the MTV documentary and probably saw a few people “going dumb” in the club, but until you hear E-40′s My Ghetto Report Card can you understand and appreciate the Hyphy Movement. Perhaps the most overlooked and underrated commercial hip-hop release of the year, My Ghetto Report Card is such a remarkably consistent [cont.]

   Three years ago, we were all dancing to “Right Thurr”, leading Chingy to a multiplatinum plaque for Jackpot, as it seemed like anyone from St. Louis could do no wrong. But after that platinum plaque, things went downhill. Chingy left DTP in a nasty breakup that had him and Ludacris sending shots at each other for [cont.]

We all remember Rawkus, whether it was outstanding 12″ releases like “Universal Magnetic” and “End to End Burners” or great LPs like the Soundbombing series or Blackstarr, releases were always solid.   Around 2003 the train went off the tracks and Rawkus disappeared from hip-hop.   In a time where hip-hop is severely lacking, Rawkus is ready [cont.]