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Canibus is quite possibly the greatest existing example of a niche artist. He debuted as an over-hyped disappointment who many wrote off as a one hit-wonder. Soon, he was a low-profile emcee who attracted what seemed to be unprovoked beef with hip-hop giants like LL and Eminem. Then, as he embraced his style, Canibus became […]

Last year, T-Pain’s brand of pop R&B party jams had veejays, deejays, and gentleman’s club emcees… sprung. He was compared to R. Kelly and even Marvin Gaye, but still remained a hip-hop guilty pleasure. Much like falling in love with a stripper, enjoying the attractive sounds of T-Pain (aka Teddy Penderazdoun) is easy, but usually […]

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 […]

Rumor has it that Cleveland outfit Bone Thugs-N-Harmony has changed. Words like ’sellout’, ‘mainstream’, and ‘commercial’ are being thrown around. Yes, their latest album will likely be their most successful release to date, and yes, there is a DVD movie in the works; but it’s been nearly twenty years since BTNH started making music, and […]

Like it or not, nobody in the hip-hop hemisphere is hotter than Timothy Mosley. After lead production on two albums that together went 4 times platinum, he can’t be ignored anymore. Sitting at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 like it’s his job, the man is responsible for “Maneater” (#16), “Ice Box” (#12), “SexyBack” […]