Universal Music recording artist, Money Malc is repping hard for New Jersey. Before he releases his debut disc, he’s got a mixtape that is soon to hit the streets. The first track from Perrier Jouet Poetry is the banger, “F**k This Money Up.” The track is produced by New Jersey beatsmith, Ayy Pii. Listen to […]

Despite what you’ve heard, Black people are the world’s taste makers. We are the ones who say what’s hot or not. Once it becomes popular in our community, mainstream picks it up and runs away with it. Think about it. Big lips weren’t in style until Angelina Jolie had them. You and I both know […]

Check out what international DJ Justdizle did with some of the great music from Bob James, one of the progenitors of smooth jazz.

When it comes to breaking records in the hip hop arena, Eminem is the man to beat. Besides selling millions of albums in a rapidly declining industry, Em is one of  two rappers to have won the Best Rap Album Grammy each time they’ve released a disc. The other person in that club is Kanye West. […]

After recently signing to Maybach Music Group, Teedra Moses has dropped a new mixtape. Luxurious Undergrind is more of the Teedra we love. The collection of R&B grooves is meant to tide fans over until her sophomore disc hits the streets. Many praised Moses for her 2004 debut, Complex Simplicity. In the midst of working […]

During Kanye's show he stopped his music to pay tribute to those who influenced his musical career starting with the musicians and artists in his family. Kanye went on to say that while his mother was a choir director, Charlie Wilson was in his mother's choir.

Rap impressario Mos Def will take to the stage at the Fort Greene Festival in Brooklyn, Saturday, June 25th.  Actress and fellow Brooklynite Rosie Perez will host the event.  Included in the musical line up are rock-n-soul singer Res, Afro-Punk band Game Rebellion, and the violin playing hip-hop duo Nuttin But Stringz.  The Fort Greene Festival is […]

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Snoop Dogg is reportedly unsatisfied with the way the industry breaks or discovers new talent when it comes to Hip Hop music. That’s why he’s begun to take things into his own hands with the announcement that there just may be a new American Idol-style competition in the works designed for rappers. It looks like […]

Nelly is looking to close out 2011 with a new album.  Oh boy! Hope it’s not as lame as his last two albums. During an appearance on NBC’s “Today” show Wednesday, Nelly revealed that he’s planning to drop his next record by the “end of this year.”  Nelly says he has something “real big planned” […]

Okay my local producers, start thinking out side the box when it comes to making beats or sounds for your music. The world’s first piece of music composed using information posted on the social networking site Twitter has been created. Weird! The Twinthesis project used a computer programme to turn posts made by users on […]