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Fabolous: still monotone, still loves to spell his name, still one too many slow jams.
The Brooklyn rapper hasn’t changed much since his 2001 debut Ghetto Fabolous. But like they say, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, so Fab’s back with another impressive album.
From Nothin’ to Somethin’, his fourth album, delivers nothing unexpected. Fab hasn’t […]

Oh, to be young and rich - the hallmarks of the American Dream. Hip hop seems to relish in the idea of it. Not that other genres haven’t ever flaunted their extravagant lifestyles, but rarely do you hear rock stars, folk singers, or divas crooning about how much money they have throughout an entire album. […]

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Added by Alex on 6/23/07
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We want to thank everyone who came out to the Blind Pig last Friday for the dropmagazine.com Launch Party and first installment of the “dropmagazine.com Presents…” concert series. The show was a […]

by Rami K
Russell Simmons and Mos Def have made spoken word poetry accessible to the masses with Def Poetry Jam, but where does this sub-genre fit into hip hop as a whole?

HipHopIsDead by ONI
Hip hop has always had a tradition of feuds between artists, but now the trend has gotten out of hand. Read why the Beef today is really just some “Boca Burger type bullshit!”

Marco Polo isn’t Timbaland. And in this case that’s definitely a good thing. Polo, a hip-hop producer originally from Toronto, isn’t a rapper, so he doesn’t try to be. Instead, on his debut album, Port Authority, he lets his highly talented guest emcees shine.
“You’re only as good as the people you surround yourself with,” Polo […]

Guru is a legend. Along with DJ Premier, he solidified his spot in hip hop history as the rhyming half of the legendary duo Gang Starr, where he has become appreciated for his unique voice and mastery of monotone rhyming.
In 1993 he released a solo venture, Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1, the first in his series of […]

Nearly thirty years ago, The Buggles proclaimed that “video killed the radio star”. Now, Nas seems to think that radio killed hip hop. Did either of these things die? It’s 2007 and ironically, the only thing this author can remember killing a radio star… is hip-hop (and Rutgers women’s basketball). It seems to have come […]

Mike-E is not just a rapper. He’s not just a beat poet. Mike-E, and what he’s built his career on, is a humanitarian. Born in Ethiopia, Mike-E has an undeniable connection to his native Africa. And when he’s not volunteering for non-profit organizations or lending a hand to the education about and eradication of AIDS, […]

Phat Kat is an unsung father of Detroit hip hop. Alongside friend, DJ, and beatsmith J Dilla, the duo known as First Down became the first act from Detroit to be on major label (the now defunct Pay Day). After years of making appearances with Slum Village and grinding it out in the Detroit underground, […]