Jadakiss

Ja Rule is finally out of jail, and we’re finally getting some new releases from him. In addition to releasing new tracks like "Eerrthang," Ja Rule recently made headlines with Irv Gotti by talking about resurrecting the Murder Inc. name...

After congress failed to reach a compromise on the budget last night, the U.S. federal government officially was shut down at midnight on October 1. The GOP-controlled House Of Representatives continued to demand changes in Obamacare, seeking to defund the new healthcare initiative as the price of funding standard federal activities which the Democratically-controlled Senate sees as a non-starter

Imagine a hip-hop song without a single ad-lib, just straight rhyming for three minutes and 30 seconds without a single pause for a laugh or a cool catch phrase. Sounds pretty uneventful, right? Ad-libs are as much a fiber in the fabric of rap as the actual rapping itself...

I consider myself a connoisseur of bad mixtape cover art. I have been fascinated with the creative decisions that lead artists down the path to photoshopping their likeness amongst a pack of smoking jacket-wearing bears. The Pen & Pixel-helmed covers of No Limit Records in the 1990s were always a highlight of my frequent trips to the FYE at my mall in Cleveland. It's an appreciat ... Read Mor

Throughout the tenure of 50 Cent’s career, he’s jumped on quite a few tracks. As the leader of G-Unit, there was always someone in the camp looking for a hot 16 from Fif. Add to that 50 Cent’s friends outside of his crew often needed some lyrical assistance on tracks, looking for a touch of his hit-making magic. Finally, 50 Cent...

Heat makes people do crazy things. Even though summer is winding down, The LOX—the reunited Yonkers super-group of Sheek Louch, Styles P, and Jadakiss—has released a new track about rising temperatures and the sometimes violent outbursts that come with them. Over a gri...

Despite the fervor that Kendrick Lamar has stirred up this week, he is not the first rapper to place claim that he's "the King of New York." It has been a title that rappers across the spectrum have fought for since the days that The Notorious B...

Judging by their Twitter accounts, this week was a wild one for 2 Chainz, Action Bronson, and Riff Raff. With 2 Chainz and his daughter jamming out to "Call Me Maybe", Riff Raff turning into a real boy, and Bronson giving advice on locking down groupies ...

For more than a decade, Jadakiss has held a recurring presence in both the mixtape circuit and the Billboard 200. His relevancy and consistency speaks volumes, especially considering the Yonkers native comes from an era very much disconnected with today's mainstream sound...

Jadakiss is ready to shake up the summer with his upcoming album, Top 5, Dead Or Alive. A few days ago, Kiss offered the first single from the project called “Big Boy Dialogue” featuring The-Dream. Now, in a recent interview with VIBE, the LOX rapper has confirmed a solid list of features for Top Five. “The L...

"Work smarter not harder." That's the message the OG told the young boy in the beginning of the video. Right now MMG is doing both, releasing three videos within twenty-four hours after dropping their three singles off the upcoming project Self Made Vol...

MMG is going three for three with new music today. After Rockie Fresh’s “God Is Great” and Wale’s “Poor Decision,” the head honcho Rick Ross drops “Oil Money Gang.” This new cut features Jadakiss and longtime production collaborators J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. Be sure to cop MMG’s Self ...