By Pizzo HipHopSite: So tell the world a little bit about your history – where you started in the hip-hop industry and where you are now. Maker: My history…. I grew up in Aurora, doing dumb ish. I got into graf in the early 90s and start playing records at parties. From there, got into [cont.]

Heard as far away as France and with eleven million listeners, the “Wake Up Show” is the planet’s most listened to hip-hop radio program. That makes DJ Revolution the globe’s most widely heard hip-hop DJ as he’s skillfully manned the show’s mighty turntables for eight years and counting. HipHopSite talked to Revolution about memorable “Wake [cont.]

Buckshot’s already made history. Since his entrance into the game as the frontman of groundbreaking group Black Moon with their classic LP Enta Da Stage, he’s consistently given quality hip-hop to anyone willing to listen.  Black Moon has released three solid albums, and Duck Down Entaprizez-Buck’s label with fellow exec Dru Ha–houses the Boot Camp [cont.]

Consisting of Wise Intelligent, Culture Freedom, and Father Shaheed, the Poor Righteous Teachers played an integral role in shaping Hip Hop’s black militancy and Islamic oriented message in the early 90′s.  The Trenton, New Jersey, based group released two critically acclaimed albums, Holy Intellect (’90), and Pure Poverty (’91), both of which stressed for the [cont.]

HHS: Give me a run-down of you guys’ history. Shiest: Basically, the Purple City mixtapes started two and a half years ago.  The first mixtape was called Purple City Vs. Taliban.  The core members are myself, Un Kasa, and Agallah.  Besides us, the whole Diplomat movement. HHS: How did you guys hook up with the [cont.]

By: Darin Gloe & Cardiff Giant HHS: The story of how Little Brother came together is well-documented, but how did Away Team come together? Sean Boog: Basically we (Khrysis and I) met at Missie Ann (Missie Ann is the studio that Cesar Comanche runs, Little Brother recorded all of The Listening there and we recorded [cont.]

Evidence has produced numerous dope beats including “I Can Handle It” for Tha Alkaholiks, “The Bionic” for Defari, “High Voltage” for Linkin Park, “Alive Remix” for the Beastie Boys, “Blunted” for Phil Da Agony, “Right Or Wrong” for Planet Asia, “Full Contact” for Swollen Members, and “Last Call” with Kanye West. But despite his impressive [cont.]

They are the best thing to come out of Las Vegas since the $2 all-you-can-eat buffet, showgirls, comped rooms, and, of course, HipHopSite itself. Somewhere off the fabled Strip and the cheesy neon lights that make Vegas glow at night are 2 of hip-hop’s most innovative forces trapped in a city known more for its [cont.]

Amidst mixing down and putting the final touches on his upcoming Universal LP  “Live at the Renaissance”, we got a chance to sit down with Q-Tip.  He’s let us in on what he’s been up to, where the Kamal project is at, and what movie roles he  has taken on.  He also puts the proverbial [cont.]

In this game of flash in the pan one hit wonders there are rarely artists or producers that have staying power like Da Beatminerz.  They have brought us classic albums like “Enta Da Stage” over a decade ago and are still going strong.  They are still doing radio, still producing and still being looked at [cont.]

Today hip hop functions less as definition of a genre, but  is more like a seed which continuously germinates an array of unique artists and sounds.  Lyrics Born is one such artist who has taken the seed of hip hop and cultivated it into his own distinct sound, as demonstrated on his newest release, Same [cont.]

North Carolina is blowing up right now, aside from 9th Wonder and Little  Brother, there is a lot of talent about to emerge from NC.  Splash is one of those talented emcees who seems to have it all together.  From storytelling to  battle rhymes to working with the most sought after producer on the planet.  [cont.]

HHS: Knowing you have a good sense of humor, we have to ask, what’s with the hair?  Last time we saw you, it was high and tight, now you’re a virtual hair-tree?  You trying to become the lead-singer of an Alt-Rock group? Edan: I ain’t trying shit.  My hair growing is a result of NOT [cont.]

In anticipation of Vast Aire and DJ Mighty Mi’s release of The Best Damn Rap Show, which was released on 4-5-05, we politicked with Vast and Mi to discuss their respective “Best Of’s”; let the healthy debates over their answers ensue! HHS: What’s the best damn Indy rap record of all time? Mighty Mi: Wu-Tang [cont.]

DEFARI (of Likwit Crew) & DJ BABU (of The Beat Junkies) are the Likwit Junkies, in this interview, they both get down and vent steam on how divided the hip-hop game is, depending on which side of the fence (or coast) you consider your tastes and preferences to be. HHS: Emcees meet DJs, DJs meet [cont.]

The man they call Juice has been called the best freestyle emcee of all-time and one of the greatest battle rappers in hip-hop. Juice is ready to take it to another level, he is ready to let the world know who he is as a person and not just an emcee. With “All Bets Off”, [cont.]

HHS: Virginia’s state slogan is “VA Is For Lovers.”   Yet, with Teddy Riley, Timbaland, Missy Elliot, Neptunes and now your emergence, perhaps it should be redubbed “VA Is For Beatmakers,” is it something in the water down there? Nottz: It’s gotta be!  Some of the best backdrops for the biggest Hiphop and R&B artists come [cont.]

HHS: You’re keeping yourself quite busy, you have a mixshow in 4 major markets and host your own show on Eminem’s Sirius Satellite station, how do you manage to balance everything and still find the time to work on your own projects? C.Sparks: I would attribute it to little sleep, time management and having good [cont.]

HHS: For those that aren’t familiar with Earatik Statik, what is the group’s background? Earatik: The Group is made up of two emcees Abstruse & C-Low & DJ Rude One (of Single Minded Pros) is the resident DJ.  We have been doing it in Chicago for a minute now as far as releasing 12″, but [cont.]

By William E. Ketchum III While independent record labels are a dime a dozen these days, Peanut Butter Wolf has come up with a formula that works.  Earning his stripes as DJ and producer first, the San Jose native founded Stones Throw Records in 1996.  Blessing the hip-hop community with releases like the Champion Sound [cont.]