Keith Murphy
Pete Rock, Camp Lo Talk New Group, 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s
80 Blocks From Tiffany's does not come off like the run-of-the-mill name for a hip-hop group. But this is not your run-of-the-mill act. Indeed, the bold supergroup -- comprised of Mount Vernon, N.Y. super producer Pete Rock and Bronx tandem Camp Lo -- understands that such a union should not be treated as a random event...
Mack 10 Says He May Release Solo Album Later This Year
As Mack 10 slowly recovers from an April stomach surgery, the West Coast rap veteran continues to garner buzz from his acclaimed collaboration album, 'Money Music,' with new school California MC Glasses Malone. The project, which was released off Mack 10's Hoo Bangin' label, saw the re-emergence of the platinum rapper, who first gained prominence as the protégé of legendary hip-hop icon and Hollyw
Prodigy Reveals He Wrote 20 Albums in Jail, Is ‘Competing’
Prodigy doesn't mince words when it comes to his time behind bars. As one-half of the bruising hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, the bantam veteran MC, along with his rhyme partner-producer Havoc, blazed a nearly 20-year standout career that saw the pair take New York gangsta rap to a brazenly dark and complex direction with such classic albums as 'The Infamous' (1995); 'Hell on Earth' (1996) and 'Murda Muzi
Fabolous Talks Ryan Leslie, Ne-Yo Super Group
It was in mid-April when Brooklyn MC Fabolous released the remix to his infectious radio hit 'You Be Killin' Em.' The synth-heavy track, which has already been circulating online and in clubs, features R&B crooner and songwriter Ne-Yo and studio wizard Ryan Leslie -- who also handled production duties on the female-friendly cut. An...
Killer Mike Says Yom Kippur Helped Him Bury Big Boi Feud
In basketball terms, Killer Mike is a tough cover. The stout Atlanta MC, who first came on the scene under the wing of OutKast spitter Big Boi on the 2000 'Stankonia' rhyme assault 'Snappin' and Trappin,' can go menacingly hard in the paint with the type of seething 'hood nastiness that would make an in-his-prime Scarface shake his head...
Chuck D Says Public Enemy Doesn’t ‘Kiss A–,’ Talks New LP
When Chuck D talks, people listen. The outspoken leader of the legendary hip-hop group Public Enemy is not much for holding his tongue on any subject. With more than 30 years in the hip-hop game, the fearless Mista Chuck has seen and done it all...
Fabolous Wants to Evolve Like Nas, Talks About ‘Gangsta’ Fans
The truth is, we never saw Fabolous coming. Indeed, the veteran Brooklyn MC, first introduced to the hip-hop nation by influential mixtape powerbroker DJ Clue in the late '90s, has always had a tougher sale when it came to competing with his larger-than-life New York rhyme counterparts...
Anthony Anderson Envisions Ice Cube in Horror Films
Actor Anthony Anderson is currently featured in one of the most successful horror film franchises of all time, and he wants to spread the wealth. The gregarious talent stars in the recently released Wes Craven horror flick 'Scream 4,' and says he has the perfect person to appear in the next high profile scary movie: gangsta rap icon, director and actor Ice Cube...
DJ Quik Sheds Light on ‘The Book of David,’ Wants to Hug DMX
DJ Quik is not supposed to be here. It's a fact that he points out to you several times when the storied rapper-producer talks of his groundbreaking two-decade-long career. In terms of acclaim and impact amongst hip-hop studio deities, Quik sits at the same G...
Kool G. Rap Announces Marley Marl Reunion on New Album
How does Kool G. Rap -- one of the most celebrated MCs in hip-hop history -- stay hungry? The rhyme giant never stops evolving and continues to do what he loves with the reckless abandon of an 18-year-old. That's how old the rapper was when he made his 1986 debut, along with DJ Polo, on his razor-tongue single 'It's a Demo...