Amid the burgeoning mid-’90s hardcore rap scene, Queensbridge duo Mobb Deep towered above their peers, instantly canonized for their influential, trendsetting The Infamous album. The duo, comprised of Prodigy and Havoc, initially began as just another hardcore rap act, a role… (Read More)
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Just about anyone and their mother could earn props from being associated with the Beastie Boys. But in the case of Money Mark, such accolades are most deserved. Often known as “the fourth Beastie,” the keyboardist helped push the sound of… (Read More)
Pursuing new boundaries for hip-hop, Mr. Len brought forth a new vision for old school rap. One of the founders of the independent hip-hop trio Company Flow, Mr. Len remained with the crew for more than six years. By 1999, however… (Read More)
Mr. Midas was born in Compton, CA and raised primarily in Long Beach, CA. Midas’ upbringing included stops in the surrounding Los Angeles areas, Detroit and Denver. At the age of 6, he began to write songs about the poverty and… (Read More)
Urban music has a brand new chief. Philadelphia-born Talib Johnson, aka burgeoning R&B artist Musiq Soulchild, who grew up the oldest of nine children and did not finish high school, is now finally stepping into the light. Musiq, whose influences include… (Read More)
At the age of 18, Mya burst on the scene with her infectious self-titled debut CD, which scored three top 10 singles, “It’s All About Me,” “Movin’ On” and “My First Night With You.” The spotlight continued to shine on Mya… (Read More)
WINNER of the 2005 Los Angeles Music Award for Best Pop/Reggae Album, Mystic Roots Band is serving up an original style based in reggae, hip-hop, and dancehall, with overtones of rock, funk, and ska. MRB is consistently placed at the top… (Read More)
God’s Son In 2001, with his platinum-selling Stillmatic, Nas created a classicchronicle of the streets and reclaimed his title as King of New York Rap —the city’s best MC and most authentic hip-hop hero. But Nas has always toldthose who listened… (Read More)
With a number 1 single in America, a number 1 UK debut album, and over 6.5 million units shifted worldwide, Natasha Bedingfield is the UK’s biggest female pop star bar none – a bold, beautiful home grown answer to US Uber-Divas… (Read More)
NGomA is a modern and refreshing brand of Hip Hop that transcends today’s cliche ‘Rap/Urban’ collectives. Ngoma stems from simple and well-established philosophies, most importantly, creating and performing music that is altogether fluid, universal, and yes indeed, bumpin’! Ngoma plans to… (Read More)
The day of wreckoning is upon us. In a day of the “Bling Era” of hip hop and rap music, we stand alone. Dispensing a diverse and often times known as eclectic style of hip hop our goal is to shake… (Read More)
The New York-based rap trio Northern State are no funky divas. Julie “Hesta Prynn” Potash, Correne “Guinea Love” Spero, and Robyn “DJ Sprout” Goodmark formed the hip-hop-centric rap outfit in 2000. They’re college educated and slick in checking rhymes; rearing to… (Read More)
Obie Trice was born in Detroit, Michigan in November 1978. At just eleven years old, e knew he wanted to spend his life rapping. On his eleventh birthday, his mother bought him a karaoke machine. He then began filling his time… (Read More)
Southern California based OPM is releasing an EP titled In the OPM DEN on June 18th 2006. On July 18, 2006 their third full-length album appropriately titled California Poppy drops on the highly influential underground label Suburban Noize Records. California Poppy… (Read More)
Seeing Ordinary K live is an eye opening experience. It’s a high energy, power packed, knuckle of a show. Known for having several special guests, improvisational free flow jams, and whole lot of getting down, OK creates an organic, funked out… (Read More)
Since 1990, P.M Dawn has been redefining and challenging musical boundaries. Prince Be’s haunting, whimsical, alto voice behind the smash debut single “Set Adrift On Memory Bliss” influenced everything from this era’s boy bands to Puffy’s Mase-Notorious B.I.G./Sting apocalyptic new hip… (Read More)
Whether falling of the stage or falling off his bike, P.O.S probably puts a little too much of himself into everything he does. His live show is machine-gun patterns, flailing, and giggles. Occasionally a bloody lip. Usually his, sometimes yours. His… (Read More)
Their sound has been described as “A Tribe Called Quest meets Final Fantasy”, and some listeners have even made comparisons to The Roots and Outkast. But forget a classification, this is just exceptionally good, unique, and timeless music. Panacea was originally… (Read More)
Paul Wall grew up in Houston with a devout passion for music. Wall was one of Texas’s most sucessfull independent musicians, with releases like “THE CHICK MAGNET”, “HOW TO BE A PLAYER”, and his group albums with fellow Texan Chamillionaire such… (Read More)
You’ve got so many groups talking about ‘the real’. Keep it real is about keeping it original and not trying to have some gimmick or follow some gangster trend. Keep it true to yourself and how you want to come off… (Read More)
Monch Bio by Rawkus Records To have Pharoahe Monch’s reputation precede him would be a discredit to his long-standing body of creative achievement. Pharoahe Monch’s legend precedes him like few lyricists committing words to wax in hip-hop today. After eight years… (Read More)
With the groups upcoming sixth release, “HYDRO PHONIC” releases on OGLIO/FONTANA/UNIVERSAL September 25th, 2007. The Phunk Junkeez are throwing a worldwide party, and everyone’s invited! This new recording is a rock-mixture, a fusion of hip hop, punk, funk and rock music… (Read More)
Pigeon John hails from sunny Southern California, Inglewood to be exact. It’s easy to assume his signature blend of wit, charisma and undeniable stage presence is a fortunate gift (and it is), but let’s be real. Everyone starts somewhere. Pigeon John… (Read More)
Picture rollin down a dirt road in a Cadillac with rims, switches and a shotgun rack in the back and you get the idea of how Pimpadelic is coming. Guitarist/vocalist Easy Jesus is at the wheel, riding shotgun is vocalist Dirty… (Read More)
