Boston emcee Reks is swimming in a sea of talent, one in which he hopes to emerge as the shark that eats all the small fish with his second project, Rekless. After creating a buzz with Along Came the Chosen, Reks is now attempting to build momentum with a much more focused project, as Reckless comes off as an attempt to separate [cont.]

HHS: You really put yourself out there with Death Is Certain, as it is about as honest as an emcee is going to get; you admit your own wife thinks your music is too violent, broach the question of whether you’re a one hit wonder, put your manager on blast and even apologize to fans [cont.]

     Over the past year, remixing an established artists work has become a staple for the up and coming producer. 9th Wonder broke ground when he went from virtual nobody to, as Jay-Z  stated, the next big thing from his retooling of Nas’ God’s Son with his own God’s Stepson. Since then the craze has reached [cont.]

      As the Wu dynasty fades further and further into obscurity, another Wu affiliate emerges to attempt to salvage the name that RZA  and company made famous a decade ago. Never mind the feeble attempts set forth in the past (Killa Beez, Cappadonna, etc) this time the RZA reaches to the opposite coast to nab a [cont.]

     It’s amazing that during the Neptunes’ upward swing that Kelis wasn’t caught up in the moment and thrust into the spotlight. After “Caught Out There” climbed frantically up the charts and her debut album Kaleidoscope became arguably the Neptunes best work, the I-Hate-U-So-Much-Right-Now-Girl suddenly disappeared. Labels had no idea what to do with her follow-up [cont.]

     Record industry rule #2434: Hip hop has no love for its own veterans. If you check for a list of emcees who have survived for more than a decade, you will probably find a list of rappers who are barely breathing the same venom that made them famous. Either they are existing because of sex appeal or because [cont.]

Alicia Keys has had such a meteoric rise to the top in such a short time that many may question how long will the 21 year old be able to burn her music into the memories of many. Forget the 10 million records sold from Songs in A Minor, forget her cleaning up at every single [cont.]

     One of the more baffling titles in recent history is Timbaland And Magoo’s Under Construction Part 2. First off, didn’t Missy Elliott release part 1? If so, why the hell has Timbaland put out a part two to what he never released as a part one? Perhaps to make consumers assume that it is the [cont.]

     Before Enter the Colossus, Emergency Rations, or his first full length album I Phantom, Boston emcee Mr. Lif was just a hungry talent who devoured beats in an attempt to make a name for himself. Over the next few years with his distinct nasal flow, Lif has drawn a tremendous following. A following consisting [cont.]

    Royce Da 5’9 is the perfect of example of what record labels can do to an incredible artist. With Royce’s street buzz climbing to an inaudible roar after his work with former compadre Eminem and noteworthy efforts with producers such as DJ Premier, Jay Dee, and Alchemist, Royce seemed as if he was destined for glory. But [cont.]

    Straight out of West Philly,  former Ill Advised member Baby Blak has set his sights on the streets with his debut album Once You Go Blak. Since the departure from Ill Advised, Blak has been featured on a number of joints, spanning from his assist on the High & Mighty’s “Open Mic Night” to his more [cont.]

      Sometimes an emcee comes that changes the way that one listens to hip hop. An emcee that manhandles the English vocabulary to a point where one can almost forget all that’s been heard and said before. We have had a few poets in our generation (Nas and Rakim ) whohave clearly shaken up the hip-hop [cont.]

   Sometimes Hip Hop needs to stop taking itself so damn serious. With all the negative images, wack emcees, and cliched terms of endearment, hip hop just isn’t fun anymore. Who else could make a clever joke out of the industry than somebody who doesn’t have a deal, somebody who is hungry, somebody who just [cont.]

    With so much negativity in our world, it is always refreshing to hear a group with a positive message without sounding corny. Thus the unique combination of the emcee (Lil Sci) and the Femcee/songstress (Stacy Epps) bring to life Sol Uprising (Lil Sci + Stacy Epps). Sol Uprising combines the perfect balance of male [cont.]

     When an aging RZA takes a look back his accomplished career, the premier beatsmith/emcee can smile because he knows he is an element of the movement that rejuvenated the east coast and gave birth to one of the greatest groups of all time, the Wu-Tang Clan. He revolutionized production as a whole and became arguably [cont.]

    Weightless Recordings has come of age. For those of you who haven’t been exposed to Weightless you are missing out on an entity which will become a force to be reckoned with. Consisting of emcees Inkwell, Pdunbar (formerly Manifest), and the highly visible emcee/producer Blueprint, Greenhouse Effect attempts to hijack your sense of sound with their [cont.]

    Artist, producer, and DJ extraordinaire, Lord Finesse, has dug in his files only to locate what his loyal fans and followers have been waiting for… From The Crates To The Files…The Lost Sessions. The longtime D.I.T.C. member has traveled the turntables of timeto reveal quite a few gems that have never been uncovered to his [cont.]

Question #1 Why, after all these years, does Das Efx feel the need to come back to hip hop and make their presence felt? Does Das remember the magic they created a decade ago with their smash hits “They Want Efx!?!?” & “Mic Checka”? If so, after all these years and in between, why now do they take [cont.]

     DMX has had one hell of a career. The animated emcee exploded onto the scene with his furious bark and his debut album It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, blowing the door off the hinges. He became one with the streets with joints like “Get at me Dog” and “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and became [cont.]

Mathematics aka Norman Porter has entered his name on the ballot of producers trying to make a name for themselves. With the Neptunes, Kanye West, Just Blaze, and a host of others not only making dope records but also outshining the artists, the producer has become the focal point of music again. With so much emphasis [cont.]