Crooked I

For Philadelphia native Young De a.k.a. Demrick Shelton, Philly To Cali was more than just the title of a debut project of his former group, Tangled Thoughts. Read More

**THIS STORY APPEARS IN THE JUNE 2012 ISSUE OF XXL. Read More

Leading off the crew, group member Crooked I admitted his love for hip-hop classics ranging from the East to West Coast. Read More

In his first lead role, Michael K. Williams will not be returning to the 36 chambers entirely when he plays the late Ol' Dirty Bastard in the biopic, Dirty White Boy. "There was a lot of things that us, in the public eye, us as his fan base, we didn't know what he was going through right there in front of our face," Williams recently told New York City's Power 105 radio dial. Read More

Joe Budden is in there because he's got emotions with his music. Read More

Rap Genius is supplying The BoomBox with the top lyrics of the week and serving a meaning behind the raps in the process. Read More

We gathered emcees like Ab-Soul, Saigon, Ill Bill, Crooked I and Big Boi and others to speak about the music their moms played while they were growing up and how it's helped shape them. Read More

Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) May 08, 2012 Long Beach City gaining second life in hip hop & unifying the west coast with "The Long Beach Movement""No Man Left Behind" and new tracks "Welcome to the Fight,""Real Goonz" and "Walk Like A Soldier" setting the Pace of the Movement featuring All-Stars of Hip Hop. The long-awaited Long Beach Hip Hop Movement has begun, and not a moment too soon. Read More

In recent Hip Hop history, super groups have become a sort of mythological figure. Read More

The Revolutionary emcee recalls Roc Raida's generosity, his experience with Ma Dukes, and why he measures his songwriting and lyricism against the works of Chino XL and Pharoahe Monch. Read More