Cash Out

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...

Ca$h Out, the rapper with the No. 1 song on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with "Cashin' Out," introduces his mother during a radio interview. Interesting hair color, mom! Watch her show off her blue-hued cut. Scoring Grammys is no easy feat, however, Melanie Fiona made the effort look easy when she scored two trophies for her work on Cee Lo Green's "Fool for You."

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...

Evidently, rising Atlanta rhymer Ca$h Out faces a choice: jewelry or real estate. On his hit single "Cashin' Out," which has just been given the remix treatment by Akon, Young Jeezy, Fabolous and Yo Gotti, he seems to show a preference for the latter...