DJ Drama: Inside the DJ Booth
Getty Images for G-Shock All DJ Drama wanted as an aspiring turntablist was to see his name in print. "I used my lunch money to go buy records downtown," he tells The BoomBox. "And when I was in ...
Hip-Hop for Dummies: 10 Basics to Make the Genre Easier to Understand
Getty Images Hip-hop sort of stumbled into existence at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx, N.Y., during the 1970s. There was no blueprint of what the culture was going to look like nor were there ...
Skyzoo Reveals Why John Legend Is Missing From 'A Dream Deferred', Talks Jill Scott's Fandom
Joey Amandola Skyzoo titled his second studio album, A Dream Deferred, based on a concept built on his 2009 debut, The Salvation. "If you're a Skyzoo fan and you have The Salvation, you know ...
G-Eazy Talks Hyphy Beginnings, Hot Fans and 'Must Be Nice' Album
TK G-Eazy has had his fair share of coffee-fueled studio sessions. The 23-year-old has a habit of dimming the lights in his shotgun house and tweaking his beats and lyrics to perfection. "I ...
BET Hip Hop Awards 2012: 2 Chainz Reflects, Chris Lighty Lives On, Cyphers Thrive
Rick Diamond, Getty Images The 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards saw the return of the imprint-driven super performance with one of the best presentations coming from Taylor Gang with Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J ...
Jahlil Beats Touts Himself 'Best' Producer, Talks Success, Mentoring
TK Producer Jahlil Beats believes he's the No. 1 producer in his city of Chester, Penn., at the moment. He's even serving as a mentor to those on the come-up. "I can definitely say I'm the ...
Driicky Graham Wants Fans to 'Laugh, Cry' With 'Success by the Graham' Album
Getty Images for BET Driicky Graham wants to strike while the iron's hot. The 20-year-old rapper has been signed to the independent label, Nu World Era, for three years now and with the ...
