Nadine Graham

Shawty Lo knows that people are talking, but the recent backlash against his Oxygen reality show, "All My Baby Mamas," hasn't affected his momentum in the slightest. The G-Unit signee is tickled by all the whispering prompted by his everyday life, although contractually he can't go into detail about the specifics behind the show...

Princess Cut was a late bloomer in the DJ industry -- the Atlanta native already had a degree in psychology just after touching her first pair of Technics. "I was always influenced by a strong love and passion for good music period," she tells The BoomBox...

Ca$h Out has had an incredible year. Since dropping his debut mixtape, It's My Time, earlier this year, the Atlanta rapper has managed to mesmerize crowds nationwide, signed with Epic Records and held down a top ten spot on Billboard's hip-hop chart with his smash single, "Cashin' Out."

On his first solo album, the Yonkers-bred LOX emcee Styles P proclaimed himself both a gangster and a gentleman, and he stands by that notion. "I definitely am both," he tells The BoomBox. "To be one, you gotta be both to tell you the truth...

There's no longer a stigma attached to developing a music career without major label backing in 2012; rappers are building fanbases from bedroom studios and promoting them via Twitter, and it's working. Harlem's Vinny Cha$e and the Cheers Club are a prime example of indie success...

DJ/producer Don Cannon has been rocking turntables since his uncle gave him his first set at the age of three. "I think I just watched my uncle pretty much," he tells The BoomBox. "He was a big DJ back in Philly. I was a prodigy, so I watched him do all this stuff, learned it and continued on through high school...

Though Brandy has been in the public eye since the early '90s, with the recent release of her sixth LP, Two Eleven, the singer is prepared to offer fans a deeper glimpse into herself as an artist. "I really feel like this album reawakened the artist in me," she tells The BoomBox...

More than 20 years ago, Bobby Konders was a Brooklyn boy with two loves -- basketball and music -- until he discovered his DJ skills to be more useful than his hoop dreams. "My jumpshot wasn't that good," he tells The Boombox with a laugh, "I played Division III basketball and I thought I had game, but obviously it wasn't that good...

As we flood the supermarkets today, preparing for Thanksgiving Day, many people are just trying to get home so they can join in the festivities with family, eat turkey and hibernate. In celebration of this day of thanks, family, and food, The BoomBox asked Nicki Minaj, Brandy and Styles P to share their favorite Thanksgiving memory and the first dish they reach for at the table...

If you follow hip-hop closely enough, every once in a while you can catch a rapper in love. Joe Budden is one MC who wears his heart openly on his sleeve. From Twitter to Instagram, he's offered up the most intimate moments of his personal life to the public...