Let’s make one thing very clear. Young Hot Rod is not your typical G-Unit member. As the hit-making click’s newest recruit, the Arizona lyricist is carving his own niche by delivering a swagger that isn’t related to the hardcore gangsta of fellow associates 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck. Featuring the lead single “Be [cont.]

What can you say about Joey Crack aka Fat Joe?  He started off as Da Gangsta and moved into commercial success with the likes of Nelly and Ashanti.  After parting ways with Atlantic, some people might have written him off commercially.  You might want to think again, with “Me, Myself, and I” dropping November 14th [cont.]

How are things going for you right now? Better than those who live in war zones. How did this you start this album?  what is your normal process for making an album?  was this any different? I start fresh and try to do my compositions justice. Now, you play a lot of instruments. Do you carry [cont.]

What can you say about this kid from Cincinnati Ohio?   He has worked with everybody from G-Unit and Mobb Deep to independent staples Talib Kweli and Jean Grae.  His sound is universal, for the masses and for the underground.   It’s been 5 years since the critically acclaimed “Hi-Teknology” dropped on Rawkus records.   Though Rawkus folded, [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.]

Custom Made, who hell are they?   You might be asking yourself that question as you read this, but these emcees have been putting in work for the last 4 or 5 years and it’s finally paying off.   September 19th they dropped their Babygrande introduction “Sidewalk Mindtalk:  The Best of Custom Made Mixtapes”.  Selling tape out [cont.]

Rarely nowadays is there an artist or a song that really sticks in the minds of hip-hop heads worldwide.  I know as you read this you know exactly where you were when you first heard “T.R.O.Y.”.  I was sitting on the couch in my basement at the tender age of 15 watching Dee Barns on [cont.]

HHS: What’s up Adeem, how are you and the guys? ADEEM: We’re very well thanks. How are you? Chillin’ ADEEM: I’m typing this while sitting in the back of the 15-passenger van with 9 other people and about 6 tons of merch. We could just open our own store on the side of the road. [cont.]

It’s hard in today’s microwave mcnugget culture to really have longevity.  Few artists have been able to maintain longevity for even 5 years, much less nearly 20.   We first got a taste of Sadat X in 1990 and he has continually put out quality music every since.  Whether it’s with Brand Nubian or on the [cont.]

Wikipedia defines Game Theory as “a hybrid branch of applied mathematics and economics that studies strategic situations where players choose different actions in an attempt to maximize their returns.” How does game theory apply to The Roots and this LP? ?uestlove: We named it based on the idea that strategy plays a big roll in [cont.]

Look up the word “patience” in the dictionary and there may be a picture of Khrysis. The North Carolina-based Justus League producer has no doubts that his time in the spotlight will come. In fact, he’s more in to honing his craft while building a resume of work that more than explains why he is [cont.]

While the collaboration has always been a staple in rap music, these days, they’re commonly limited to one artist enlisting the services of the A-List producer or MC of the moment in order to boost sales. But dead prez and The Outlawz are doing things differently: the Tallahassee duo (made of M-1 and stic.man) and [cont.]

HHS: What up fellas, how you been? Kingston: Good, thanks. Young God: Yeah Now, you aren’t exactly rookies, but your not exactly veterans either. Introduce yourselves and explain what you have done thus far in your careers. Kingston: Blue Sky Black Death is Kingston & Young God. We released our debut album “A Heap Of [cont.]

With “Blood and Ashes”, Planet and Crypt showed that being lyrical is still relevant in today’s crazy hip-hop game.    2 years later, both emcees have grown, their topics have grown and they still have something to say.  “Blood Brothers” drops through Babygrande on September 5th.  This LP, the 2 In-Laws and best friends are going [cont.]

One of the most highly anticipated releases of the year, Detroit’s Obie Trice drops his sophomore effort “Second Round’s On Me.”  I take time to talk to the most “boasterous O-ster” about the Sauce’s management change, his late cousin DeShaun and an overall difficult year, and grandmothers with gigantic Eminem tats.  Plus another edition of [cont.]

New York is where it all started and Agallah reps New York to the fullest.  After many years of playing the background, from producing to emceeing Ag has never got his just deserts…till now.  His album “You Already Know” drops on August 22nd on Babygrande Records.  The album reads a who’s who in hip-hop, from [cont.]

In the sea of Chicago talent including Kanye West, Common and the more commercial Twista, the name Rhymefest doesn’t usually come up as one of the best.  But in hip-hop the talented underdogs are never looked as the best.  Enter Rhymefest, a battle hungry ferocious mic assassin that has handed it to many of today’s [cont.]

One of the most consistent artists in hip-hop, Jurassic 5 returns with its latest effort, “Feedback”.  I chat with the DJ Nu-Mark about the new album, their collaboration with the Mighty Mos Def, and the situation with Cut Chemist.  Plus the debut of the “One Line Random Eleven”, eleven questions asked that you didn’t know [cont.]

Every since 1997, Jurassic 5 has forever changed the hip-hop landscape.  This is a crew that did it completely independent, got picked up by a major and has continued relevance nearly 10 years later.   It’s the blueprint that every emcee/group would like to follow.  It’s been 4 long years since the critically acclaimed “Power in [cont.]

Tanya Morgan may be hip-hop’s trojan horse. While images of a neo soul songstress hit you upon initial contact, don’t be fooled. The group is actually a male outfit comprised of Brooklyn MC Von Pea, Cincinnati lyricists Donwill and Ilyas (aka Ilwil) and fellow Cincinnati resident and producer Brickbeats. As Tanya Morgan enjoys critical acclaim [cont.]