Fueled by the hardcore lyricism of The LOX, the edgy sexiness of first lady Eve and the soul-bearing intensity of de-facto crew leader DMX, the Ruff Ryders stood atop Swizz Beatz Triton keys at the top of the Hip-Hop charts from the late 90s to early 2000s. The thing about eras, though, is they eventually end. Read the rest of this entry »

“You the next aggin? Well, I’m the ex-aggin/ Name still ringin’ bells, so f*ck arrests aggin” It would appear that Turkey Day didn’t only bring together your family, but the Ruff Ryders, as well. Last week, the Double-R clique released a compilation album, called Past, Present & Future, and this grandiose anthem is the intro. Read the rest of this entry »

Boxing Legend Joe Frazier is Seriously Ill With Liver Cancer [NewsOne]

8 Healthy Ways to Beat Daylight Savings Time [Healthland]

DMX To Debut New Song On Dr. Drew’s “Lifechangers” [Vibe] Read the rest of this entry »

Shout out to my sixth grade physical education teacher, Mrs. Wood. She’d always play the radio when we were in the gym and The LOX’s “Money, Power & Respect” religiously managed to fall in rotation. Credit Bad Boy’s stranglehold on radio circa ’97-’98, but also give credit to the record being one of the hardest in each respective MC’s catalog. Read the rest of this entry »

Fresh out of jail on bail, DMX is doing a Texas takeover and here’s footage of him performing his verse from “Touch It” and then “Get It On The Floor” at Dallas’ House Of Blues. X follows up the performance by bringing out Scarface – also recently released – while at Houston’s House Of Blues Read the rest of this entry »

When DMX got out of jail, we all knew it was only a matter of time before he went back. Well, collect your winnings if you chose August 24th in the office betting pool since DMX was arrested last night. Read the rest of this entry »

Busta brings X back to the booth for the first time since his prison release. Read the rest of this entry »

Kathy Perez

Lauryn Hill Back To Work After Birth of New Baby [C&D]

DMX Reality Show Is Officially In The Works [Complex]

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Is Casey Anthony Taking A Page Out Of O.J. Simpson’s Playbook? [Deadline] Read the rest of this entry »

DMX was released from Arizona state jail in Yuma yesterday. Fresh out of jail, Dark Man grants AllHipHop his first interview and then follows it by giving XXL a sign in the form of one of his famous prayers. Read the rest of this entry »

Many days I thank Allah that we, The Crew, don’t actually work together in an actual office space. As evidenced from the 25 Essential Summer Songs list and previous Crew Love entries, the conflicting sounds blaring from everyone’s cubicle would ultimately sound like a bad 7th grade band recital. Read the rest of this entry »

Part two of DMX’s interview with Mikey Fresh for Vibe was just as tangled and entertaining as the previous Illuminati-infused installment. Read the rest of this entry »

No matter what you think of him, that DMX was born to entertain us. Once upon a time, he was the biggest thing in rap music but his run-ins with the law kept him in the belly of the beast, where ironically, he currently resides at the present time. The loving folks over at Vibe Magazine went to pay him a visit and recently found out that his current rap king successor, Rick Ross, is very interested in signing him to the MMG empire. Read the rest of this entry »

DMX was such a paramount figure because he was, almost to a fault, so damn believable. His most charming quality was being three screws loose of a complete toolbox and that character flaw was exactly what the genre needed – a guy who could pile drive all conventional wisdom while threatening to rob your family at gunpoint. In fact, the only “soft” characteristic about him was his resistance towards hard drugs which eventually derailed the career of a man who once looked Jay-Z eye-to-eye in terms of popularity. Read the rest of this entry »

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Cops Suspended After Lapdance [CNN]

Eve Wants Lil Kim To End The Beef With Nicki Minaj [SOHH]

DMX To Be Released From Prison By Summer [Al Lindstrom] Read the rest of this entry »

Think back to the 1990′s. Hip-Hop was coming into its own as a cultural force and had more controversy attached to its name than anyone knew what to do with. Making a name for oneself was a hustle, too. This was long before the days of the Internet, when an artist could be a no name on Monday and hottest thing in the industry by Friday afternoon. Read the rest of this entry »