Harlemite LaRon James, known throughout the rap world as Juelz Santana, has a lot in common with a similarly-named NBA up-and-comer.  While their hustles are different, they share more similarities than differences: both got their starts in their respective industries before hitting age 20, both have extended their initial occupations to eat from profitable outside [cont.]

When gangsta rap was ruling the airwaves and the charts, there were few from the west coast that didn’t follow the trend.  The Alkoholiks were part of that few.  With E-Swift on the boards and J-Ro and Tash on the mic,  “Tha Liks” carved out a sound all their own in the early and mid-90′s [cont.]

So, the hip hop public is just starting to see more of you from the “A Request” single to your full-length release “The Find”. Tell us what you’ve been up to before the Ubiquity deal? I worked on numerous different projects with people… closely Braille, Soul Plasma, and Othello. Worked with Othello and Braille on [cont.]

HipHopSite.com:  Most Hip-Hop fans are aware of your musical background, but I just want to start off letting the people get the know the man behind the beats.  So can you tell us what it was like growing up in Cincinnati for you? DJ Hi-Tek:  I could say I’ve had a good life, so far.  [cont.]

HHS: First of all, let’s talk about the new album…what can we expect from a collaboration between One Be Lo and Majestik Legend? Is this Binary Star II or something completely different? Lo: With this project, I gotta be on top of my game because Magestik Legend is on top of his. Because of that [cont.]

From a top the mountains of Colorado to the sunny beaches of LA, it’s finally Deux Process time to shine.  Originally from Colorado the long road has not been easy for emcees Viceversa and Chief Nek along with their DJ, Shawn Dub.  With their debut album “In Deux Time” dropping in January and people already [cont.]

HHS: What have you been up to since we last heard from you? Canibus: Collecting more information. HHS: You have 2 albums and a mixtape that just dropped, did you plan on releasing them at the same time? Canibus: Of course not. The music was recorded during separate periods of activity and thought. Distribution decides [cont.]

By Andreas Hale HHS: So Ras Kass tell us exactly how you are feeling today, Institutionalized dropped, being a free man after 19 months of being incarcerated and back on the scene. Ras Kass: Man I’m feeling blessed really. Motivated. Still hungry. I really feel like I accomplished something on my own terms. I put [cont.]

By Darin Gloe It’s a real pleasure to be sitting down with you, so what have been up to? First off, what’s up and peace to everybody.  I just finished the album like a few works ago, we just got the master in.  I’m touring with Hiero, I’m like a kid in the candy store, [cont.]

By DJ Ethx With the help of the godsend technology known as the Sidekick, and after pleasantries were run through and greetings were exchanged, Chaundon of Justus League fame chopped it up for a few minutes about his beginnings, aspirations and gave us a hint of things to come. The man is definitely on his [cont.]

By DJ ETHX Why release your solo album now? What was your inspiration behind it? I used to rap and produce beats before Linkin Park started.  Once Linkin Park took off, I shifted the focus to that, and it wasn’t until a couple years ago that I decided to really try to get back to [cont.]

Interviewed by Darin Gloe Some of you might know who Dreddy Kruger is, but your about to find out.   Whether you’re from the Golden Era of hip-hop or on some straightback ish, Dreddy has been there.  Dreddy has had deals, worked the Wu from the beginning and traveled worldwide.  I got a chance to sit [cont.]

By Darin Gloe So what’s been going on? I’m really excited right now; we just dropped “P’s and Q’s” on Up Above Records.  It has a great production team and some nice little features.  It was a fun process and a long process, but it was all worth it.  Other than music, what are your [cont.]

By William Ketchum III HipHopSite: How would you describe your sound? J-Live: A lot of people throw the phrase “Old school” to describe my shit, but to me, it’s more about not sounding like everything that’s out at the time.  For lack of a better term, they call it “Old school,” when it’s really just [cont.]

By Pizzo  So, the title of the album is “Hell’s Winter”, can you explain that a little bit? Basically, after Movies For The Blind, I just wanted to have another title like that – a kind of play on words. I had the title a few years before the album was made, when I [cont.]

By William Ketchum III Even if AZ took the title of his upcoming album AWOL literally and left hip-hop without a trace, he would still leave behind a legacy that rivals many other MCs.  Since his memorable debut on “Life’s A Bitch” from Nas’ Stillmatic, AZ has become the subject of hip-hop folklore with his [cont.]

By:  Jillina Baxter The dynamic duo from Duck Down who brought you hits such as “Sound Bwoy Burial”, “Stand Strong”, and “Bucktown” are back and believe me, it’s a blessing to have Smif N’ Wessun on the block again.  I contacted Tek and Steele to find out how they feel about their new material and [cont.]

By William Ketchum III For years, Common has been the ying to commercial hip-hop’s yang—and aside from attaining gold status with his new album, Be, he still is.  Rather than enlist a “who’s who” pile of A-List producers, he was content with the duo Kanye West and J. Dilla.  While most of today’s hip-hop albums [cont.]

By Andreas Hale By now we all know about Little Brother getting a taste of the Benzino and Mays shaft over at The Source which ultimately led to the resignation of Editor-In-Chief, Joshua “Fahiym” Ratcliffe. After the shit hit the fan (once again), I decided to ask the man who was in the middle of [cont.]

By Darin Gloe If you looking for a buzz in the street, look no further than Saigon.  Just Blaze latest protégé inked a deal with Atlantic after several successful mixtapes and has not one, but two albums in the works.  Even though he has only been signed for 8 short months, he has been making [cont.]