Planet Ill caught up with Big L’s older brother Donald Phinazee in Harlem to discuss L’s coming album Return of The Devil’s Son and a coming documentary in 2011.
Kid Cudi’s album, Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager pushes past the boundaries of introspection into a riveting, yet disturbing portrait of a man whose demons stand ready to consume him.
Cee-Lo Green dives head first into 70’s soul with The Lady Killer. Does it murder the competition? Tune in and find out.
Ne-Yo brings his short story to life wit his album Libra Scales> Is it a new chapter in his musical life or the same old tale?
Consequence and the late great J Dilla lay out the body bags for the very dope track, “Bearer Of Bad News.” The Cons lets it be known that he’s going nowhere any time soon.
Swizz Beatz puts down the whistles and Rakim picks up the mic for the new track “King Tut.”
The first of Michael Jackson’s newly released music hits the world with “Breaking News.” Does the king’s music still have enough pop to rule the airwaves?
Planet Ill charts the evolution of music technology throughout the last two centuries and how it eventually put the music and its creation in the hands of its own consumers.
Lloyd Banks and producer Dough Pesci show baby ballers and posers how to “Make Money.”
Planet Ill takes a look at Philadelphia’s new millennium prospects and their hopes for a bright Hip-Hop future