It’s crazy to think that it’s already been nine years. For those who were in New York City on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, and even ...

Hip-hop is all about reinvention. That goes for everything from styles and appearance to careers and even name changes. From Wu-Tang's "gambino" aliases to Kool ...

According to His Royal Yellowness, Jay-Z guest blogged at Rap Radar yesterday. From Hov's generally nonsensical rant, I've isolated the following: "Last night I performed at ...

Joell Ortiz remembers finding out he was on bad terms with his boss. It was June 26, 2007, and the rapper, who was signed to ...

In an interview with DJ Vlad, Brooklyn rapper Uncle Murda revealed that he is no longer on Def Jam Recordings. Murda signed with the label under ...

I remember the first time I ever heard of Uncle Murda I thought, “Can niqqas be anymore simplistic with the choosing of their name.” Based ...

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Prodigy of Mobb Deep recently raised some eyebrows when, in a recent blog post on his social networking web site hnic2.com, he wondered out loud ...

In a new interview with Complex, DJ/producer Green Lantern discusses a wide variety of topics, including his recent reunion with 50 Cent and G-Unit. While ...