A time comes in a MC’s career (those worth their salt at least) when he realizes that his ultimate success or lack thereof falls squarely on his shoulders. If he’s not getting the right beats, it’s his job to go out and find those heat rocks; if the record label isn’t seeing his vision, [cont.]

     The UN could learn you a lil’ somethin’ about paying dues in the rap game. Roc Marcy, the crew’s de facto leader cut his teeth rolling briefly with Busta’s Flipmode crew, went on to be the featured vocalist on Pete Rock’s 2001 release, Petestrumentals, all in the name of getting some shine for him [cont.]

     Even though Ghostface has attained Zeus-like status in rap’s corridors, it’s no secret that the follow-up albums to his breakthrough, Supreme Clientele, haven’t packed the same punch. It might have well been a conscious decision on his part to caramelize his unabashedly raw sound to swell up his billboard scans, but the end result [cont.]

     Calling all sucka emcees, calling all fans and critics: Queens MC, Consequence, is armed with an arsenal of Kanye West beats and supreme wordplay, and he’s here to make his mark on hip-hop with his debut album, Take ‘Em To The Cleaners.  Well…..       It might prove to be quite ominous that A Tribe Called [cont.]

“What up with Cormega?/ Did you see him, are y’all together?” – Nas from “One Love”      The lines above from the classic ’94 album Illmatic served as the excellent introductory platform for Mega Montana to step up and get his own in the game. But even the co-signing from an established emcee, and in [cont.]

     Get out your raincoats, Wellington boots, and all-terrain Columbia jackets people ? the Weathermen crew is coming through with monsoons and tsunami waves of that straight uncut hip-hop. Yak Ballz, Flushing Queens MC, Weatherman, and underground fixture for the last five years debut LP, has finally dropped his debut LP, My Claim, and industry heads [cont.]