For years, Jay Rock has struggled to find his place in the industry. The talent was obviously there since Warner Bros. took a liking to his sound. However, it became hard to figure out how to market him because of his street influenced music. Putting him on a record with Omarion didn’t help much, either. [...]

Live from the underground, Trae The Truth reigns. He’s been recognized as a superstar in Houston, even getting his own Trae Day every year. Despite a ban from radio, due to an incident in 2009 where a shooting happened during his day, Trae hasn’t let any of it slow him down. He’s actually got bigger [...]

The Young Goldie has returned to shelves after over a year of anticipation. From dropping “Lay It Down” to getting Andre 3000 on a verse, it’s all been hype. In a good way, of course. The hype is real. King Of Hearts is sounding like a great album to enjoy whether you have a broken [...]

With more eyes on Tech N9ne than ever, All 6′s & 7′s is shaping up to his biggest album release. The Strange Music creator worked hard to pull off some of the amazing features like Lil Wayne, T-Pain, B.O.B., Busta Rhymes and more.  It wasn’t about going mainstream with this album. It’s about dragging the [...]

For Crooked I’s younger brothers, it’s never been a struggle to get out of his shadow. The struggle through my own personal views is convincing the world that the lyrical foursome are worthy of your listens, downloads and purchases. The C.O.B. signed group emerged with their debut album, Gangsta M.C, in 2009. A very slept-on [...]

Vince McMahon is a genius. End of story. One of the greatest creations in the history of Wrestling has been the famous yearly Wrestlemania. In this new three disc set, Vince and all the people responsible for the event recap about their experience and tell their stories. It covers not only the first Wrestlemania, but we get [...]

Well, can he? Travis Barker has been working his way around the Hip-Hop scene building all sorts of relationships. It pays off in the form of his first solo album consisting of the best diverse cast of Hip-Hop artists we’ve seen in a minute. Does the all-star line up reflect how good the music is? [...]

The Wu-Tang’s Chef comes back strong with his fifth solo album, Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang. He compared the sound and direction of this album as being Rae before the Wu or him as a one-man version of the legendary group. By the sounds of that, you’d get some high expectations. Stand Out Tracks: “Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang:” Scram [...]

Marsha’s solo debut album has been highly anticipated since she dropped “Hope She Cheats” back over the summer. Then, in December, her Just Blaze produced single, “Far Away,” dropped and continued to build the hype. Having leaked last week, Late Nights & Early Mornings has been getting extraordinary reviews from the people listening. Stand Out [...]

Spitta takes on the DMX syndrome (no, not trying to get the most arrests) and releases another album in the same year. Pilot Talk 2 is structured like the first in size but with less features. This is while he’s been on tour for a few months as well. Clap for ‘em. He’s come along [...]