Back to Business:Busta Rhymes

Back to Business
Busta Rhymes’ long-delayed latest album Back on My B.S. features a re-energized Busta. It is full of [...]

Are rappers lacking motivation?

Cult favorite coke rappers The Clipse were finally released from Jive, the R&B label antagonized for delaying the group’s long-awaited [...]

Will rappers ever retire?

Despite the fact that they’re all decades away from collecting social security, rappers including Jay-Z, Eminem, The Game, Lupe Fiasco [...]

In Defense of Jim Jones

Words by Ben Westhoff
Call Jim Jones the Rodney Dangerfield of emcees – he gets no respect. None of the critics [...]

Is Asher Roth like Jesus?

Words by Ben Westhoff
Asher Roth is like Jesus — some folks think he should be burned at the stake, while [...]

Why Rebirth will probably never come out

Less than a year after Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne’s publicity machine is spreading the word about his follow-up, Rebirth. [...]

Top 5 Worst Albums of the Year

The Worst Rap and R&B Albums of the last few months
Not too many good hip hop and R&B albums have [...]

Is Rick Ross Finished?

Rick Ross: Done?
By Ben Westhoff

Not too long ago I interviewed Rick Ross, and then pitched a story on the Miami [...]

Why do albums keep getting pushed back?

Imagine you heard Jackie Chan would star in an upcoming movie, The Tuxedo 2, and you were psyched. Maybe you [...]

*BLOG* Kanye West: Rap’s Liberal Nightmare

While every rapper this side of RA the Rugged Man voted for Obama, hip hop is still a conservative culture. [...]