Hip-hop

Read the review of Veggie Co Records recording artist Sun Zoo's new album 'Roads On The Earth'.  Read more »

The mixtape has become a powerful marketing tool for breaking in new artists as well as raising awareness for upcoming albums. While several DJs compet...  Read more »

A review of Chris Brown's album Exclusive.  Read more »

Sky Zoo invited me to Little Brother’s listening party for Get Back. As a common rule, I do not do album reviews because I feel albums are subjective...  Read more »

Jazz and Hip-hop are two of the great African American musical traditions, and over the years there have been quite a few interesting fusions of the tw...  Read more »

A classic label is not necessary for one to enjoy an impressive musical experience however. Common has created yet another timeless collage of soul ref...  Read more »

You NEED this album.  Read more »

Clifford 'T.I.' Harris declared himself King of the South long before he did anything to warrant the title. With 2001's I'm Serious, he emerged as the...  Read more »

The NBA playoffs has enlightened the nation about California sensibilities in the form of Baron Davis and the Golden State Warriors. Something about th...  Read more »

For those of you who were 80’s babies you may know DJ Jazzy Jeff as the asshole best friend of Will Smith on The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, but most hi...  Read more »

If Jeezy is the corner’s motivational speaker…Brother Ali is the hip hop shaman screaming “LETS GET IT” in spiritually laced verses designed to...  Read more »

Review of Sun-Zoo's free LP Can't See The Forest.  Read more »

After dropping well received singles such as “Devil In A Dress”, Kyza has been heralded as one of the best in UK rap. This is his first full length...  Read more »

Every six or so months we have a new rapping sensation that comes on to the scene with swagger, punch lines, and something that makes you replay his so...  Read more »

This is a hip hop classic go cop it. This album is off the hook. You can get it at www.rapzilla.com or www.coreyred.net.  Read more »

Lowkey is viewed as the future of UK rap. Coming with a socially aware approach in many of his tracks, he spits knowledge, along with also being able t...  Read more »

Atlanta engineer and producer, Robin Mays, is releasing her debut singles “Push It” and “Real” on Audioscope Recordings. Her upcoming album �...  Read more »

When I see the name Devin the Dude and I pop in a CD called Waiting to Inhale, the question that rings in my mind is, “how seriously am I supposed to...  Read more »

THREETHIRTYMUSICREORDS soon to be platinum recording artist Three-Thirty. A native Californian, Three-Thirty blazes on the scene with his funky phat ne...  Read more »

You know him well. You’ve bounced, bopped, and blacked out to his mind boggling production for well over a decade. Because Timothy “Timbaland” Mo...  Read more »

Prodigy has come a long way. He’s been an established MC on the scene for years. But as we always see in hip-hop, the double-edged sword of longevity...  Read more »

He’s been rapping since the time when most of us were still running around in unmatched clothes and L.A. Gear light up sandals. He’s released five...  Read more »

Let’s go back for a second. 2006, American Idol’s Season Five. The final three were Katherine McPhee, Taylor Hicks, and Elliott Yamin. Taylor Hicks...  Read more »

Redman is the Joe Morgan of rap, in that the context of his career does not give him the shine of some of his peers. People don’t’ look at Joe Morg...  Read more »

Lil’ Flip’s new album, I Need Mine, was leaked last year around this time by Sony records because he wanted out of his contract. A year later, afte...  Read more »

Being the lesser-known artist on TVT is probably not a great place to be right now. However, compare that to the place Twisted Black actually is – fa...  Read more »

Byron Crawford has a review of Richboy's self-titled release, which he sums up as mostly disappointing. Read more »

Gregg Gillis aka Girl Talk creates musical chimeras – mating songs you probably thought were played out with other songs you thought were played out,...  Read more »

Rich Boy has an opportunity to exploit. With the year developing at the speed of molasses, the public’s hearts and minds, but most crucially cash hav...  Read more »