Gangsta rap and gun violence have a complicated relationship of causality, and all too often the symbiotic connection between the two gets mistaken for parasitism by parties who see the music imposing a criminal mindset on impressionable youth...
T.I.'s wife Tiny, co-star of VH1's "T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle," called into Columbus, Ohio's Power 107.5, to discuss the second season of the popular reality show, her marriage and address rumors about the nature of their "swinging" relationship...
Lil' Kim takes aim at Nicki Minaj, the Notorious B.I.G.'s mother Voletta Wallace and Azealia Banks in a new interview with Power 105.1's "The Breakfast Club." The Brooklyn rapper was extremely candid during her sit-down on the radio show, which she initially arrived for to speak about her current Return of the Queen tour...
Brooklyn rapper Josh Baze is a new breed of MC, one who takes vocal cues from Kanye West and Ne-Yo equally, has a background as a Versace model, credits Playstation's "PaRappa the Rappa" with informing his storytelling and unabashedly praises the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync in the same breath as Biggie and 'Pac...
It's hard to imagine what hip-hop would be were it not for Biggie Smalls. No one could have predicted that a kid from Brooklyn, who labeled himself "Notorious," would go on to change the very fabric of the culture, only to be taken down before his time...
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Too $hort enjoys when people refer to him as Todd Shaw. For those not in the know, the moniker is his government name and one that he greets strangers, friends and the like with. There's a whole other side to the man behind the dirty raps...
August is coming to a close and while it signifies summer's end, it also marks the beginning of a new school year for a wealth of students. With class back in session, The BoomBox is teaching some valuable lessons with this Hip-Hop and R&B Study Guide. No...