Brick City mashers Rah Digga and Redman get together for the very first time on the remix for Rah’s “This Ain’t No Lil Kid Rap”
Read the full story »It has been a rough year for so many artists. The fickle listening public has darted in and out of artist traffic, loving performers for a minute then dropping them like a bad habit to move on to the next one. There are some singers we just assume can weather the capricious storm, but even their stock is falling. Neyo, however is one guy we know will be alright. Right? Read the whole story »
TI.I and Rick Ross take a page out of the Mike Bigga book of loyalty and pledge allegiance to their swag. Is it worth the 7 minute time stamp? Find out.
Ant and Slug tackle the power of positive thinking over a hazy lazy guitar driven track. Find out if the Rhymesayer’s reign of dopeness will continue.
Lyfe Jennings’ 4th and final studio album is full of sorrow and contrition, life lessons and silver linings. But is it any good? Find out if I Still Believe is truly his magnum opus.
Planet Ill spoke with Colt Ford about the making of Chicken and Biscuits, working with Jermaine Dupri, DMC, the parallels between country and Hip-Hop, and his desire to blur the lines between genres and stereotypes.
Big K.R.I.T. with a little help from the late great Marvin Gaye wonders what would happen when he meets his Maker with “If I Should Die”.
DJ Green Lantern brings the best and brightest artists available from all quarters for his latest Invasion Radio 2K10 mixtape. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nas all on one tape? Believe it.
Apparently Wutang Clan IS something to f**k with, as Kanye West and Justin Beiber collaborate on the Runaway Love remix. Can if be that it was all so simple then?
This segment of Lloyd Banks Back To The Beat focuses on beef, separating real from imagined, Brian Pumper, Fat Joe, and battling.
This week’s classic clash pits two extremely highly-anticipated albums Doggystyle and Get Rich Or Die trying. These two Dre related albums delivered on their immense buzz. Which was better?
Planet Ill sat down with G-Unit’s Lloyd Banks to discuss his recent success, working with artists outside G-Unit, his Canada case, Interscope sabotage and more!
Planet Ill gives respect due and a Happy Birthday shout out to the incomparable Charlie Parker.
Nas takes it back to the streets with his new track “Power Paper & Pussy” over Billy Squier’s classic “Big Beat” and Helb Alert’s “Rise”. Fire.
This week’s Indiesent Exposure covers the vocalist /drummer Divisible. DJ Fusion breaks their music down and leaves no remainder.
Jay Electronica and Swizz Beatz jump on board with Game to give a nod to Bob Marley with “Higher.” Find out how well they do in respecting Marley’s legacy while sampling one of his classics.
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Monsters, both real and imagined have plagued the Earth since the very beginning. Aside from the mythical Lochness Monsters and Bigfoots that we can never manage to get proof of, we have whales, giant …
Pimp C’s legacy lives on on the Drake and Bun B featured track “What Up”, produced by Boi-1da. Does his spirit shine through on the track aside Hip-Hop’s hot boy? The answer will surprise you.
The first installment of Kanye’s G.O.O.D. Fridays comes a la carte with Stromae, Gilbert Forte and a bit of house music on “Alors On Danse (Remix)”.
Skyzoo and !llmind take it back to the mixtape era with Live From The Tape Deck. Do they rock till the tape pops? Read what we have to say about it.
This week’s show commentary features updates on the “Ground Zero Mosque” controversy in New York DNA research that shows Adolf Hitler had African & Jewish descendants,the DREAM Act with U.S. immigration, recent accusations against the Wikileaks founder and the recent study concerning the widening Black/White Gap with Broadband Internet Access in the U.S.
Anberlin infuses a bit of South American rhythm into their alt rock dna for the lastest single “Pray Tell.” Does it work for them?