Interview by DG Every era of hip-hop has artists who challenge the boundaries of what the culture can be. Some change the sound. Some change the conversation. The Flatlinerz changed the atmosphere. Emerging from Brooklyn in the early ’90s, Redrum, Gravedigger, and Tempest created a world where horror, reality, and hip-hop collided. Before “horrorcore” became...
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The Grind Family: Mr. C.O.B. / interview by Matt Sonzala
Can you tell me a little about The Grind Family? How’d you come together? C.O.B.: The Grind Family is Soope, Phil-Mo, C-Ghetto, Ova-dose, Will $krilla, and me, Mr. C.O.B. We been doing this since, we all got together like February of 1999. Ever since then we been the hottest group in Northwest Indiana ever since...
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Hood Starz
I’ve been hearing a lot about Hood Starz. You had a big hit last year? Bandaid: “Bay Swang” with Keak Da Sneak, that came out last year. Produced by Sean T. It got a real big buzz in the streets. Everybody wanted to know who the Hood Starz was. Scoop Dog: Then we started doin...
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Lil Wayne
By Moke Kelekome A handful writers have held the torch for you since 1998. We thought by the time you reached your current age, you would be the best rapper around. And after listening to your last album, The Carter, I think you have fulfilled the prophecy. That album is incredible. Thank you. I really...
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THE ARCHITECT’S LEGACY: COLD 187UM DROPS NEW ALBUM ‘GANGSTER AND ELEGANT
Before G-Funk was a movement, Big Hutch was already building the blueprint. Known globally as Cold 187um, Gregory “Big Hutch” Hutchison is not just a rapper and producer he is a founding architect of the West Coast sound. As the creative mastermind behind the legendary Pomona group Above the Law, Hutch reshaped hip-hop by fusing...
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JO COMPADRE & COTOLA DROP NEW LATIN-INFUSED HIP-HOP EP ‘PUERTO REAL’
MONTREAL, QC — Montreal-via-South Central artist Jo Compadre has teamed up with producer Cotola to drop their joint EP, Puerto Real. The project is a heavy mix of hardcore, East Coast storytelling, cinematic beats, and distinct Latin/Caribbean influences. Puerto Real brings together Compadre’s sharp street narratives and Cotola’s rich production. The EP features guest spots...
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Thugged Out: Reclaiming the Top Dog Status
Interview by Scott Bejda I heard that you recently went out to California. What were you doing out there? Having fun and letting loose! We were taking magazine cover shots and photos, looking at a part of the world that we’d never seen before. We visited different cities like Vallejo, Oakland, and Sacramento, and we...
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Insane Clown Posse: Riding The Tempest
Interview with Violent J by David Friedman You’ve got a new album, The Tempest, which marks the first full-length studio release for Insane Clown Posse since 2004’s Hell’s Pit wrapped up the series of the Six Jokers Cards. How has everything been going for you and Shaggy 2 Dope since The Tempest came out on...
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E-40: Upholding the Bay Area Game
Interview 1 : by Black Dog E-40: Grounded in Family, Driven by Common Sense Interview Did you think The Click and E-40 would blow up the way you’re blowing up right now? I always knew that we were going to prosper in some kind of way. If it wasn’t rap, it would have been something...
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TheReal Skitso: From Bailey Ave to Basslines Interview by TG
Some producers make beats. Some producers build atmosphere. TheRealSkitso creates records that feel lived in. There’s history tucked inside his sound — Buffalo winters, soul records stacked in dusty crates, West Coast funk bleeding through car speakers, and the kind of hunger that only comes from having to figure things out without shortcuts. Long before...