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This past weekend The Rap Godfathers Show hit Miami. Our Crazy Hood / Drink Champs Photographer Drain attended the event and captured some incredible photos. Check it out!

Director @Rich_Blanco hits us with exclusive behind the scenes footage of the N.O.R.E. & FAT JOE video – “DON’T KNOW”.

Words & Interview By Jake Paine In the 2010s, the Hip-Hop interview is a shifting paradigm. Many of the genre’s top-selling artists shun the media’s interrogation, or simply opt for select trusted journalists or far-reaching sources to tell their story, share their thoughts, and face the curious public. Those asking the questions seemingly need to…

EFN said let it be the Wu this time, so I duly started digging in my files about them.  As ever, I wanted to go back as early as possible, because the early stuff is going to be rarer than whatever is written after a given act blows up, and because I believe, generally, that…

Words & Interview By Jake Paine In the fast-paced world of Hip-Hop, Fashawn’s protected his legacy with care. Approaching five years since his independently-released debut, Boy Meets World made fast friends and challenged year-end lists everywhere, Fash’ is still without a follow-up. However, the Fresno, California MC who refers to himself as “the little guy”…

Our subject for today is EPMD, the immortal two-man crew who were nicely characterized as “rap music’s own version of Starsky & Hutch” on the hiphopelements.com website in 2003.

Words & Interview By Jake Paine If you listen to Joell Ortiz’s early solo recordings, you know of the uphill climb. The Brooklyn, New Yorker had devotedly pursued a career in Hip-Hop since before he was Jo-Ell Quickman, in the last great wave of Rawkus Records-distributed 12” singles. Entering the 2000s with a buzz in…

Interview & Words by Jake Paine On March 26, 2002, New York City quartet Non-Phixion released an album that truly took a decade to make. Ill Bill, Goretex, Sabac Red, and DJ Eclipse had withstood at least three deals gone dry, an early exit from their most recognizable member in 3rd Bass’ MC Serch, and…

Our man Slav Kandyba caught up with Cube Jr. to get the exclusive word on the upcoming NWA movie. “It’s not like I’m playing someone make-believe. This is me from the ground up. I’ve been working on this role for 2 years.”