Clockwork coming through like clockwork with this new Hav mixtape. Hit the break for the goods. Read the rest of this entry »

Havoc pens an audio kite to his incarcerated dunn dunn. Read the rest of this entry »

Words by Landon A.

With Prodigy behind bars and G-Unit as a label undergoing reconstructive figurations, Mobb Deep’s all-purpose member Havoc is stuck with the task of convincing fans that he’s still a credible solo act while simultaneously try to wash away the funky aroma that his first solo effort The Kush gave off. Fully equipped with a depository of self-made production, Havoc cracks the briefcase and hits the streets with his second consecutive snoozer, Hidden Files. Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s face it: BET’s The Deal is no Rap City. It’s not even a Rap avenue for that matter. Even with the increasing number of non-musical programming, you could always count on Rap City as an outlet for the more commonplace Hip-Hop that probably didn’t mean shit to CCC, but were valuable to fans of the culture. Now it’s up to the net to keep the awareness alive. Here’s some of best videos of the last week or so.

Swizz Beatz on the score, Chris Robinson in the director’s chair. Read the rest of this entry »

Remember the end of American Gangster when Frank Lucas was finally released from jail and he looked lost and out of place? His suit didn’t fit right and he stuck out like a sore thumb. His time away didn’t help him at all as the world moved on without him. Nearly 10 years removed from their last album Out Of Business, EPMD are in the same position as Mr. Blue Magic as they navigate today’s hip-hop scene. Although they’ve never been strangers to the business side of hip-hop, they could use some help in the fashion part as they craft Construction Timb music in a Nike Boot world. As they continue to make analog music in digital world on their latest effort, We Mean Business, Erick & Parish (are still) Making (contractually obligated?) Dollars.

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Words By Khalid Strickland

Pics By Eric Russ

On Thursday, I attended the listening party for Prodigy’s latest album, H.N.I.C. Pt. 2, at Smash Studios in NYC and it was a pretty cool event. After indulging in the catered soul food and Hennessey that was on hand, I went into one of Smash’s many sound-proofed rooms to preview P’s latest jump-off, along with the other journalists in attendance. Close friends and affiliates of Mobb Deep such as Big Noyd, Un Pacino and Superb (Supreme Clientele’s alleged ghostwriter, no pun intended) also soaked in the album; heads around the room nodded to the concrete-hard beats emanating from the studio’s massive speakers. With top-notch production by The Alchemist and P’s longtime co-defendant Havoc anchoring H.N.I.C. Pt. 2, heads had no choice but to nod.

The album is a welcome return to Prodigy’s dark, edgy and gleefully grimy roots. There’s no gloss to be found here. Voxonic, the company which will be releasing H.N.I.C. Pt. 2 on its Vox Music imprint, has developed software that can translate the album into various languages, using Prodigy’s own voice. Prodigy will be the first Hip-Hop artist to usher in this new technology and challenge the traditional marketing methods. Now the entire world can hear that NYC gutter shit in their native tongue. Read the rest of this entry »