B-Real: More Than High Hopes
"I’ve done the platinum records, I’ve done the gold records, it would be great for it to achieve that. Am I expecting that? No," B-Real says about his expectations for his solo album, Smoke N' Mirrors, coming soon on Duck Down Records. It's hard to believe that after nearly 20 years as a Hip Hop artist, it is only now that B-Real is readying a solo record. While some may have expected B-Real…
VIPJ: Cooler Than That Guy…
When people mention The Cool Kids, they usually mention Mikey Rock and Chuck Inglish. But if the backbone of Hip Hop is the DJ, then the backbone of any group, or at least an important component is the guy behind the decks, who doesn't always get the spotlight but is really carries the show. VIPJ is that dude for Chuck and Mikey. Originally from South Indianapolis, PJ had Beastie Boys and…
RH First Look: Y-Love
XXL has covered many things in its time. Biggie Smalls. 50 Cent. War. Politics. Hate Love. Yeah even Flava Flav reincarnated. I'd like to introduce you to Y-Love. He is a man of an intense background and can make a simple interview look like a college thesis. Put your thinking caps on. Make sure your stomach is empty. This will take time to digest. Jewish. Proud. Black. Rap. Electro..Rock.…
First Look: XV
Kansas born XV is currently eclipsed in a Hip Hop version of the great flood. Sending cyberspace a wash in new material, XV has undertaken a 40 Days/40 Nights project in which he drops a new song every AM and every PM. Each day XV gives the world new tracks about his love for video games, girls, comics, and how he left earth for the distant Planet Squaria before settling in the Coolniverse.…
First Look: 6th Sense
6th Sense is building a very strong underground buzz both on the mic and behind the boards. After peeping and posting a few 6th Sense joints, we linked up with the NYC emcee/producer for the latest edition of RH First Look. Get to know 6th Sense below as he speaks on his introduction to music, clears up how he got his name, and explains why he's the best emcee behind the boards...aside from…
Jake One: White Van Music
Jake One's name may ring a bell to the purists of Hip Hoppers, the most hardcore gangster rap aficionados, and everyone else in between. And if you don't know his name, you most certainly know his music. During the past year alone, Jake One was prominently featured on underground classics by Evidence (The Weatherman LP), commercial bangers like Freeway's "Its Over", and the super gangster G-Unit…