After serving up an incredible debut, Movies For The Blind, concocting a slick conceptual rendition of the Billy Dee Williams and Sly Stallone cop thriller with partner Camu Tao, (The Nighthawks), and spearheading the incredible Weathermen Conspiracy mix CD, the bastard child of Stanley Kubrick, Cage, somehow finds time to give his fans more with the EP [cont.]

When Onyx came out of the gates in 1993, the group epitomized the Timberland-sporting, baggy pants, “Throw Ya Gunz Up” energy that everyone in New York was striving for. Das Efx  was new, Run DMC  was making its first comeback (while JMJ executive produced Bacdafucup), and New York was losing its popularity to the laid-back G-Funk [cont.]

It is clear that Fredro Starr’s time in Hollywood has had an influence on his music. After years of feature and cameo roles in everything from an HBO series (“The Wire”) to cheesy, urban films (“Ride”), it is almost a given that you are going to see this Onyx member on screen if you search the [cont.]

Table Turns, the independent hip-hop collective who began as an open turntable event three years ago, has built itself a label specifically for the DJ, but has since made strides to embrace the emcee as well. After the release of Rob Swift’s Sound Event, Tableturns is back at it again with the release of State [cont.]

   As one of the few who were lucky enough to catch a buzz during the indy 12-inch boom of the late 90′s and early 00′s, Louis Logic first caught ears with his ode-to-alcohol, “Factotum”. On this lyrical A.A. meeting, the budding emcee confessed his passion for wine and spirits over a few drinks and [cont.]

Grand Agent embarks on another mission as preserver and defender of what he calls “Traditional Rap” on his follow up to By Design, Fish Outta Water. GA has taken his more focused approach overseas,where he has been since his debut, and recorded his second full length almost entirely in Germany. As GA puts it he’s trying [cont.]

 Back again with his third solo effort, PMD, the slow-flower delivers The Awakening, just after the dawn of the independent era, on newly formed Solid Records, co-signed by his own Boondox Records imprint. Not much has changed this time around, as PMD is still about his “business”, mostly in the fact that this time he [cont.]

If there ever was an emcee who belonged on the back of a milk carton, the Queens native who spit along side A Tribe Called Quest on the under appreciated Beats Rhymes and Life, who also happens to be Q-Tip’s cousin, Consequence. After the initially disappointing, but later appreciated performance Cons drifted off into the land [cont.]

 When Black Eyed Peas made their debut in 1998 with Behind The Front, they surprised everyone, delivering a fresh perspective on an art form that would grow increasingly commercial with each consecutive year passed. This was their 3 Feet High and Rising, and while BEP never carried the lyrical content that De La Soul did, they however [cont.]

Upon completing a three-year bid for assault, the stars finally started to align for Keith Murray.  After being graciously released from his deal with Jive, Mr. Murray re-upped with one of, if not the most powerful label (Def Jam) in hip-hop and when your rolling with Rush, any concerns of having an under-promoted LP are [cont.]

At one point, the RZA was the most consistent producer in the game, with his name being mentioned alongside beatsmiths like DJ Premier and Dr. Dre. But after the Wu mansion flood years back which washed away a ton of beats (not to mention a future). RZA has transformed into the ridiculous Bobby Digital and produced some sub-par (compared [cont.]

With over ten years in the game, and several classic albums under their belt, what else can be said about Gang Starr? Perhaps the shining achievement of their career is the fact that Gang Starr truly are “the most consistent” or “the last men standing” as the media has pegged them, and it’s a combination [cont.]

What is it with Nas these days? Does he realize the plethora of beatsmiths that could be at his disposal? Why does he still choose to work with producers who just can’t keep up with the venomous spew that the world renowned street poet has displayed over and over again. Well after the dynamic retooling of [cont.]

Though Pep Love would eventually go on to secure a solo-deal with the Hieroglyphics Imperium imprint, before his Ascension, Pep, along with Jay Biz, were short-lived members of The Prose.  While the duo’s debut, The Shaman, never saw the light of day until now, it was recorded (92-94) at the height of Hiero’s rise to prominence and [cont.]

The sounds of neo-new school hip-hop usually resonate with avant-garde sounding beats and an even more avant-garde emcee’s rhyming over them. And for every five or so abstract “underground” LP’s you’ll find one that you can bob your head while cruising down the block; Soul Purpose’s (Zavi, Koncepts and Mazzi) Breaking Records certainly qualifies. Many [cont.]

Being Def Jam’s newest lead artist with popular singles that have been on the radio constantly for the past six months generates expectations in Lebron James’s stratosphere.  So does Jersey City native Joe Budden’s self-titled debut live up to the hype despite him attempting to go from high school (mixtapes) straight to the pros?  Or [cont.]

It could have been quite a risky roll for the Vancoo to now-L.A. imprint, putting out a Son Doobie album. While Swollen Members solidified themselves in the past two years of reigning champs of Western (and perhaps all of) Canada, and Moka Only’s growing affection from the masses, not to mention a stellar Abstract Rude album, a rather memorable [cont.]

Almost two years ago, Lootpack producer Madlib went from being the leader of “a group that’s down with the Alkaholiks”, to a leader in underground hip-hop production, graduating from crate digger / beat conductor, to an actual jazz musician. With the release of Yesterday’s New Quintet’s Angles Without Edges, the self-proclaimed “bad kid” assumed the role of [cont.]

Ever since the release of MF Doom’s Operation Doomsday, former KMD frontman Zev Luv X has created a legion of fans that worship the Temple Of Doom and just about every release he’s attached his name to. Latest out the gate is the debut album from King Geedorah, a new manifestation of MF Doom that comes [cont.]

After Freddie Foxxx stole the show on Gang Starr’s “The Militia” on 1999′s Moment Of Truth LP, heads took notice, and after releasing two little heard albums in the early 90′s, Foxxx took the gusto found in that seminal verse and poured into a whole new album. Reinventing himself as Bumpy Knuckles for the new millennium, [cont.]