LL Cool J’s Radio is a quarter of a century old this year. Find out how one adolescent upstart and his boom box changed the course of Hip Hop forever.
Topless features an Eminem standing in for Dre, and a Nas ready to rip your favorite rapper wide open. Certified dope.
A rough draft of Kanye’s Monster mash is here and yes, its just as disturbing as you thought it would be.
Stalley pays homage to Pimp C and shoots down lying rappers with one song. Pimp C said stop embarrassing us. Stalley agrees. Oh, and Happy Birthday Pimp C!
Dr. Dre assembles the heaviest of the heavyweights on one track to take Hip-Hop (and its fans) to task for the removal of lyrics from the equation of Hip-Hop. Peep the “Syllables” from Jay-Z, Eminem and 50 Cent.
Young Chris can’t seem to break away from that old Roc feeling on his latest track, “Trouble On My Mind.”
True Grit is an old style Western, aimed squarely at those who know how to appreciate such things.
This week’s episode of Illside Radio looks at the year in review. From the Haitian earthquake tragedy to the BP oil spill calamity to Lebron James’ “Decision” catastrophe to the immense loss of Keith”Guru” Elam we cover all you need to know about 2010.
Everyone is looking forward to something the new year will bring, but some stuff really isn’t needed. Planet Ill takes a look at stuff promised in 2011 that should not be on anyone’s wish list.
Planet Ill takes a second to address the scourge of 2010: The Rise of the ‘Net MC. We also stop to note the top 100 acts in Independent Hip-Hop.