HipHopDx Interviews
Asher Roth Details His Artistic Growth, Reveals Upcoming EP With Nottz And Travis Barker
Exclusive: Over lunch in Austin, Texas, Asher Roth explains arriving at his creative oegood place, moving to Def Jam and a genre-bending project, "Rawther" with Nottz and Travis Barker.
Too Short Details His Digital Presence, How His Sound Evolved Working With Lil Jon And Making "The History Channel" With E-40
Exclusive: Too Short explains predicting Durrough's "Ice Cream Paint Job" would be a hit over 10 years before it dropped, extending his career with Lil Jon and evolving with the times.
Danny Brown Talks Potentially Signing To a Major, Says "No One's a Bigger Fan of Danny Brown Than Danny Brown"
Exclusive: The Adderral Admiral also opens up about "XXX's" Grime influence and admits that Detroit's Techno scene helped him better understand Dizzee Rascal.
Chamillionaire Says Of His Artist Peers: "I Understand Why They Lie," And Reveals What Really Drove Him To Leave Universal Records
Exclusive: Chamillionaire gives up some serious game about the "smoke and mirrors" of the music business and details his own recent lessons learned in regards to industry rule #4080.
Papoose Discusses The Release Of "Nacirema Dream," Illuminati Symbols In The Media
Exclusive: The patiently-waiting Brooklyn veteran points to this year's Super Bowl halftime show as evidence on how bad things have gotten, and says that the core of "Nacirema Dream" is still there.
Obie Trice Speaks On Leaving Shady Records In 2008, Eminem & Dr. Dre's Role On "Bottoms Up"
Exclusive: The Detroit-bred emcee admits that his behavior upset the Interscope Records brass in the 2000s, and how he and Eminem maintain their business relationship these days.
MC Shan Recalls Laughing At Rakim And Squabbin' With LL Cool J, And Exposes The Label And Producer Profiting From His Classic Material
Exclusive: The Q.B. O.G. talks about his time as Nas before Nas, including recollections of encounters with Rakim, L.L. Cool J, KRS-One and his Juice Crew cohorts.
Rhymesayers' CEO Siddiq Explains Branding Without Distribution, Chart Skepticism & Atmosphere's Success
For President's Day, DX spoke to the leader at RSE, who recalls his Midwest DIY approach leading to Top 5 chart appearances and helping pioneer a model since used by Mac Miller and Kendrick Lamar.
Mannie Fresh Discusses Possibly Signing To G.O.O.D. Music, Reveals Kanye West's Cash Money Past And His Current Relationship With Mystikal
One of the South's original sonic architects says he is "proud" of Big K.R.I.T., confused by Cash Money's newest signee, thankful to Kanye and humbled by Dr. Dre.
Erick Sermon Details His History With Rick Ross, Says He "Coulda Had Biggie" And Reveals EPMD Is Done Making New Music
Exclusive: In a revealing convo with DX, E Dub breaks down his career intersections with notable names like Game, Ludacris, Rick Ross, Wu-Tang Clan, DJ Quik, 50 Cent and The Notorious B.I.G.
K'Naan Discusses Nas' Comments About Africa And Explains Why Other Rappers Backgrounds "Can't Hold A Candle" To His
Exclusive: The Somali spitter expands on Nasir's breakdown of the divide between Africans and African-Americans and explains why fictionalized street talk can't compare to his real-life experiences.
Producer's Corner: Kane Beatz
The Grammy-nominated man who produced Lupe Fiasco's "The Show Must Go On" and Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass" tells DX how he used an Internet hustle to become a YMCMB affiliate with a stream of hits.
Gangrene Explains The Meaning Behind "Vodka & Ayahuasca," Alchemist Says ASAP Rocky Is The East Coast Version Of Dilated Peoples
Exclusive: Alchemist brings the Gangrene recruitment army by HipHopDX, as he explains the duo's mantra and reveals he's producing a whole album for Planet Asia and Agallah's Dew Rag Dynasty Clique.
Big K.R.I.T. Talks Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Influence On Music, Conscious Rap In The Modern Era
Big K.R.I.T. chops it up about the influence Martin Luther King, Jr. had on his music and his approach to sampling records.
French Montana Confirms That Kanye West Tried To Sign Him Just Hours Before Diddy, Believes He Will Make Hundreds Of Millions At Bad Boy
The prolific rapper explains how has found peace to be far more lucrative than beef. He also states, "90% of the music that ever came out of New York by artists that were successful was the gangsta."
Yo Gotti Speaks On His Relationship With Drake, Explains How His Difficult Past Has Helped Lead Him To A Successful Rap Career
The Memphis native says, "85 or maybe 90%" of those with street rhymes and floss are actually from the streets, and recalls the days of an aspiring rapper Drake hanging around to learn the life.
George Clinton & Aleon Craft Talk "Mothership: The Decatur Connection," Parliament Funkadelic's Encouragement Of Sampling
As he makes an authorized project with an Atlanta Rap veteran, Uncle George says that the lawsuits stemming from his music are not from him, and urges Lil Wayne that a phone-call could save him money.
John Monopoly Talks Managing Kanye West During First Three Albums, Building New Label And Online Platform
The Chicago native, joined by business partner Larro Wilson, talks about Lawless, Inc. and recalls memories with Busta Rhymes, Shawnna and the 2007 Kanye West vs. 50 Cent sales battle.
New Years Reflections From Crooked I, Phonte, Saigon, Talib Kweli, Fashawn, Brother Ali, The Grouch & Eligh and J-Zone
HipHopDX's Andres Vasquez asked several key Rap figures from 2011 about the lessons learned, changes made and projects to a new year, including members of Black Star, Slaughterhouse and Living Legends.
Young Jeezy Reveals That He Spent Six Months Living At Shawty Redd's House, Revisits "Thug Motivation" Series
Jeezy recalls how his longtime producer pulled him from the street life into making music as a career, and how he wanted to repay the favor as Shawty Redd dealt with the worst days of his life.
