HipHopDx Interviews
Producer's Corner: Focus...
The longtime hit-maker with Dr. Dre explains why he left Aftermath, working on Busta Rhymes' upcoming album, and why the music industry is filled with cliques, yes-men, and not enough musical substance.
Black Rob Reacts To Post-Prison Life, Clarifies Image, And Praises Duck Down
B.R. reveals that he's off parole, and discusses the positivity in his life. The Harlem emcee says "Whoa" was merely a Diddy-decision, and claims that the media supported him more than his past label.
Ambassador: The Crossroads
The onetime Cross Movement emcee is widely considered the premier lyricist of Christian Rap. As he releases "Stop The Funeral," read why this album is particularly personal for the 20-year veteran.
Nappy Roots: Bring The Noize
The Nappy Roots explain if their upcoming album with Organized Noize will put them in the lineage of OutKast and Goodie Mob, and how the group had an indie hustle long before major labels and plaques.
MellowHype: Chordaroy Life
From Fred Hampton references to iced tea (yes the beverage, not the rapper). Hodgy Beats runs the gamut and shows why MellowHype is so hard to figure out.
Clayton Hill: Confessions Of Fire
Startling allegations abound in the feature piece conclusion to HipHopDX's report on the confessions of an accessory after the fact to the murder of The Notorious B.I.G.
Random Axe: Hilarity Ensues
Sean Price the comedian cracks DX up - as well as Guilty Simpson and Black Milk, as the trio talks about their craft, female emcees, and the latest addition to the Price family residence.
Smif-n-Wessun & Pete Rock: Monumental Trinity
General Steele revisits the 1996 "One Nation" project with 2Pac, while Pete Rock recalls helping Run-DMC orchestrate a #1 comeback, as Tek speaks about the care in making "Monumental."
Canibus & Keith Murray (The Undergods): Hip Hop Bounty Hunters
The Undergods speak about the state of Hip Hop, their union, and how the media has let them down in their pursuit of preserving the culture.
Producer's Corner: Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis
Meet the man who co-produced a classic album in The Fugees' "The Score" in a basement, and his thoughts on a reunion, as well as making hits for Justin Bieber, Carlos Santana and Canibus.
Prodigy Talks New Mobb Deep Album, The Illuminati, Working With Nas, & 50 Cent
P says that he was talking about conspiracies dating back to the 1996, why he and Havoc have managed to never have a public falling out, and why he's not tripping who gave Jay-Z the Summer Jam flick.
Blueprint: Older & Smarter, Me At My Best
Printmatic explains how he was developing his Electronic, singing-accentuated sound years before Drake or Kid Cudi, and why stopping drinking has made him a better, more-focused artist.
Bumpy Knuckles: The Gatekeeper & Tha Teacha
Two New York Hip Hop legends have released a long-awaited collaborative album this week, Freddie Foxxx tells DX about KRS literally killing microphones, and how global tragedies affected this LP.
Camp Lo & Pete Rock: Time Machine
Two legendary New York outfits speak about their 1970s Bronx-influenced collaborative album, the state of Hip Hop and giving the youngin's a whole lot of game.
Producer's Corner: JR Rotem
He came into Hip Hop with hits for Game, 50 Cent and Rick Ross. Now, a respected Pop producer, JR Rotem speaks about his views on Hip Hop today, and why Game is his all-time favorite collaborator.
Nicki Minaj: Anxious to Work on Pink Friday Follow-Up, Talks Lil Wayne, a World Tour, and Her David Guetta Collab
As Nicki Minaj has bid farewell to spit-talking in stairways and moved onto brighter pastures, she exclusively talks to DX about sacrificing her privacy in exchange for creative freedom and role model making fame.
How Sway & King Tech's "This Or That" Introduced Eminem, Tech N9ne & Crooked I
Legendary radio host, interviewer, producer and Hip Hopper King Tech takes HipHopDX back to 1999 and looks at what just might be Rap's greatest compilation album.
The Lonely Island: Talking Kanye West & Nicki Minaj While Rocking Turtlenecks & Chains
In anticipation of their second album Turtleneck and Chain, comedy crew The Lonely Island talk to DX about what inspires them to make some of Hip Hop's funniest rhymes.
DJ Quik: Against All Odds
The legendary producer/rapper does the unthinkable for any artist: tells a media outlet the actual truth about radio deejays, Suge Knight, and even himself.
Battle Royale: Jay-Z & DMX's 1990s Bronx Battle Revisited
Ski Beatz, Sauce Money, and the Ruff Ryders' co-founder Waah Dean tell some lesser known facts about the Bronx battle on a pooltable between the Roc-A-Fella honcho and Darkman X.
