Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

Musiq Soulchild is a master at multi-tasking. Take an ordinary December day for example. The Philly-native is doing interviews to promote his new holiday CD, 'Christmas Musiq,' amidst rehearsals with a new band for a Dec. 30 show at Detroit's historic Fox Theater and working on his sixth album and follow-up to his Grammy-nominated 'OnMyRadio...

Rapper Royce da 5'9 is the poster child for work-life balance. He manages to juggle all of his projects -- which include a tour and forthcoming albums by himself and Slaughterhouse -- yet still finds time for his three children. "As long as I'm at home, I have babies to take care of," he said via telephone from his Detroit-area home...

The City of Phoenix honored Arizona-based rapper Willy Northpole with a Friend of the City designation for his work with at-risk juveniles during a ceremony last week at Doc's Place in the state's capitol. "I love the city," said a blinged-out Northpole during an interview with The BoomBox after the ceremony...

Barring he stays out of trouble, rapper DMX won't be wearing pink underwear in Phoenix's Tent City any time soon. Maricopa County Superior Court sentenced the rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, to 18 months of supervised probation after X plead guilty in May to throwing a food tray at a jail officer while serving a sentence for felony charges of theft, drug possession and a misdemeanor char

Instrumental in the creation of hip-hop, Afrika Bambaataa is spending these days working on a new album and creating music for EA Sports video games: FIFA Streets 3, Fight Night and NBA Live Sports. "I really don't play too much video games, but I like the music," Bambaataa said with a laugh...

Reggae artist/rapper Sean Kingston hopes fans get him when he releases his sophomore effort, 'Tomorrow,' this summer. He said he liked his self-titled debut, but it "didn't connect to the fans." "People loved Sean Kingston songs but they didn't know who Sean Kingston was as an artist," Kingston said during an interview with The BoomBox...

Shreveport, La., rapper Hurricane Chris is set to film the video for his single 'She Fine (Halle Berry)' on Wednesday, April 8, hot on the heels of the actress dancing to his song on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show.' "I set it up it's like a ghetto 'Rip the Runway' but it ain't ghetto because it got class at the same time," Hurricane Chris said during an interview with The BoomBox...

Bow Wow has much respect for former record executive Jermaine Dupri, but their relationship hasn't been without turbulence. The musician, whose real name is Shad Gregory Moss, pays tribute to that friendship in the title of his new album, 'New Jack City, Pt...

Fulfilling a long-standing promise to work together, 50 Cent will open for Fall Out Boy on select dates of the pop band's "Believers Never Die Part Deux Tour," which kicks off April 3 in Mesa, Ariz. 50 Cent will support the band April 18 in Houston; April 22 in Orlando, Fla...

Murs 3:16 and Guerilla Union, the brains behind such festivals as Rock The Bells and Cypress Hill Smoke Out, are gearing up for fourth "Paid Dues" independent hip-hop festival, set to return Saturday, March 28, to the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, Calif...