HipHopDx Interviews
Critical Minded
Are you ready underground heads, the long awaited list of 30 Essential Underground Albums, it
WC: West Coastin
When one thinks of the West Coast they think of artists like Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, but WC has been holding down the West since the late 80
Industry: Roc-a-Fella on the Move
Jay-Z stealing beats from Toni Braxton? What's up with M.O.P.? What took Paid in Full so long? CEO Dame Dash held a press conference at the Manhattan Center in New York City to discuss the upcoming Roc-a-fella Business.
Clipse: The Neptunes' #1 discovery
The Source claims they're "The Neptunes' greatest find." Their anthems Grindin' and When The Last Time are today's soundtrack to the streets. Find out why their debut <em>Lord Willin'</em> packs so much heat and why these VA brothers plan to stick to the script.
Lil' Flip: Maja Figgas
His debut cha-chinged 150,000 units independently. His follow-up, <em>Undaground Legend</em>: 171,000 nationally, putting it as high as 12th on The Billboard
Thirstin Howl III: The Source's "Unsigned Hype"!
He's been around for more than a minute: Alum of The Source's "Unsigned Hype." Contributor to MTV's Lyricist Lounge Show. CEO of Skillionaire Enterprises. Co-founder of the LO-LIFES. Welcome to Thirstin's world and latest release, Skilligan's Island
West Coast State of Mind: Random Acts of Senseless Bashing
With so much love in rap these days, I felt I had to step my game up, let
RZA: The World According to RZA
Robert Diggs aka RZA, Rakeem, The RZARECTOR, The Abbot, Bobby Digital...the core and driving force of The Wu Tang Clan, gives his view of the Hip Hop world as he believes it should be.
Journalist: Life after Canibus
Canibus put him on but they don't ride together anymore. He hails from South Philly like Beans but he's not part of The Roc. The Source gave his debut, Scribes Of Life 3.5 mics. Who is Journalist?
Underground Voices
First up is Tekitha, riding her single
Pastor Troy: Giving the South Some...!
Pastor Troy on Black Folks in post-9/11 America, the South getting recognized, and beats by Timbaland.
Fall Fashion 2002
This season, it
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After three years of soul searching, the twentysomething wunderkind and founding member of the seminal super rap quartet Pharcyde returns from his own private Idaho.
Xzibit: Dr. Dre's Hit Man
He's got his own label, Open Bar Ent., a spot on Eminem's Anger Management Tour and his fourth and most powerful album to date.
In Tha Background: Kwame - Once dissed by Biggie... But Now?
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F.A.B.: The West Coast Fabolous?
Wait, who? Fab, DJ Clue's boy, holla back young n'? Not quite, but we'll get to that later. He'll tell you himself, "F.A.B. is just this music sh*t, I'm Stanley."
Devin The Dude: Rap-A-Lot
Nas, Jay-Z, Dre and De La Soul love him. So why don't we know more about the legend holding Houston down? With his second solo album, "Just Tryin' To Live," it's prime time for The Dude to get his dues.
Jazzy Jeff: Without Will Smith
Heard of The Beat Generation Series? They already released LPs by the hottest beat technicians such as Pete Rock, Jay Dee, Marley Marl, Will.I.Am and now it's Jazzy Jeff's turn.
WCSOM: Ja Rule & Bill O'Reilly get Chin Checked.
"Muthaf*cka's wanna see Pac come back, it's here!" He brought it upon himself people, he's been tip-toeing a very fine line for his entire career, Ja Rule...
Disturbing the Peace: Disturbing Confidence
With one of the most charismatic front men in the game, Ludacris' squad Disturbing the Peace is set to display their disturbing amount of confidence and surpass their peers.
