production

Having released three solo albums and worked with many of hip-hop's top producers, including Timbaland, Danja, Swizz Beatz, Hi-Tek and Havoc, G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks is ready for something new. While most rappers attempt a transition to the big screen when they grow restless with the booth (i...

Six-time Grammy Award-winning rap group the Black Eyed Peas have announced that their charitable organization, the Peapod Foundation, will be opening an East Coast music and video production school, offering teens the opportunity to take classes and work with professional-quality equipment...

Producer Dana "Rockwilder" Stinson is giving aspiring producers and rappers a chance to win $30,000 worth of prizes by way of the Kang of All Battles contest, which he will host. The man behind hits for Jay-Z, Redman and Method Man, and Busta Rhymes is kicking off the event promoting Beat Thang and Beat Thang Virtual softwares...

The music game is treacherous. No matter how successful an artist gets, there's always a bigger fish, and there's no such thing as a "sure thing." Take for instance, platinum-selling rapper Young Jeezy, who recently recorded a song over a beat by up-and-coming production team The Inkredibles...