Nadine Graham
Ice-T, ‘The Art of Rap': Hip-Hop Veteran Aims to ‘Humanize Rappers’ in New Film
Ice-T has a knack for getting people to open up to him. Apparently he's learned a lot from his character Det. Odafin "Fin" Tutuola on NBC's "Law & Order: SVU." This time though, Ice is behind the cameras as director and executive producer of the hip-hop documentary, "Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap."
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Black Music Month 2012: 10 Rising Rappers Including Lee Mazin, Ca$h Out & More
Black Music Month is upon us and to celebrate, The BoomBox is highlighting one of the most influential genres of music: hip-hop. Derived from the ghettos of Bronx, N.Y., hip-hop has grown into much more than the pioneers ever could have imagined...
DJ Spinz: Inside the DJ Booth
DJ Spinz never thought he'd be this deep in the music industry back when he was in high school. In fact, in those days, he had no idea what he'd be doing as an adult. He showed interest in the turntables when he was 14 and his doting mother invested in a beginner's set...
Cardiak Reveals Work on T.I.’s ‘Trouble Man’ Album, Praises DJ Khaled’s Career
Cardiak thought he'd be lacing tracks with lyrics when he started doing music as a teenager, but he didn't have any tracks to rap over -- that was when he taught himself how to create some. These days, he's laying beats down for everyone from Meek Mill and Rick Ross to Fabolous and Kanye West...
Ab-Soul Says Black Hippy Is Not a ‘California Movement,’ Won’t Compete for Drake’s Position
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Carson, Calif., native Ab-Soul is more astute than most young men his age, and he's certain to display that in his rhymes. Within four years, the self-proclaimed "Black Lip Bastard" has dropped four projects, his latest being the album Control System...
Meek Mill Talks French Montana’s ‘Wild’ Tour Moment, Rising Philly Rappers & Debut Album Songs
Some would say that the story is in chasing "the dream," but Philadelphia native Meek Mill paints a picture of what happens when you finally catch it. His triumphant story actually begins with a lost rap battle during his youth, which shocked him into taking his craft more seriously and the determined teenager vowed to never lose again...
DJ Scream: Inside the DJ Booth
If there's one thing that can be said about the Maybach Music Group, each member is solidly self-assured, including their in-house DJ Scream, and with good reason. The native of Decatur, Ga., has been rocking turntables since his youth. In three months, he learned how to spin using three records from Nas, Outkast and Wu-Tang Clan...
Big Sean Says New Single Will Be Produced by Key Wane, Touts Him ‘Greatest Producer’
Big Sean isn't the wide-eyed, earnest MC that he was a few short years ago -- too much has happened since then. The Detroit rapper is currently preparing his sophomoric effort under the G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam umbrella. But most recently he's been turning doubters into believers with his contributions to G...
Big Sean Serves as Detroit High School Principal, Freestyles With Students
One of the perks of making it big is being able to go home again and help someone else. Big Sean had that opportunity on Monday morning (May 14), when he flew into his native Detroit to take on the role of Lincoln High School's principal for the day as a part of the Get Schooled Foundation...
Jahlil Beats Talks ‘Living’ in the Studio With Meek Mill, Eating Hash Brownies & Producing Hits
Twenty-four-year-old Jahlil Beats is currently having the time of his life. He and Philly firestarter Meek Mill are no longer chasing dreams but living them. As the primary beatsmith behind Meek's explosive rap career, one could say that Jahlil's production credits are following the same trajectory...