Eshraque Mughal, better known as iSHi, was born on February 12,1981 and hails from Stockholm, Sweden. His career started in high school when he began playing piano and drums; piano he started at the age of 15 and drums when he was 11. Growing up, he listened to hip-hop, R&B, and dance-pop. In 2009,...… Read more

Seattle rappers iLL Chris and Mogli turn all the way up in the visuals for “Pull Up,” the high powered single set to appear on Chris’ forthcoming project, Honor Thy Father. The Wiggy-directed video centers on all-out mayhem from the two Emerald City residents, who both stunt in every which way. I...… Read more

When VH-1 premiered The Breaks, writer and executive producer Dan Charnas had no idea what was going to happen. To his pleasant surprise, the 95-minute film reeled in a 2.6 million viewers on night of January 4, 2016. Based on the lives of three friends—Nikki, David and Deevee—who’s love of hip-hop...… Read more

Look for the upcoming REKS album, The Greatest X, (pronounced The Greatest Unknown) in summer 2016 on Brick Records. It will feature production from Large Professor, The Alchemist, Evidence, Statik Selektah, Nottz, Apollo Brown, Black Milk, MoSS, Buckwild and Streetrunner. Guest appearances will inc...… Read more

Hip-hop essentially began in Jamaica. Kingston-native Kool Herc grew up hearing the sounds of the Jamaican neighborhoods, which included lively dancehall parties and “toasting,” the DJ’s accompanying speech to their music. In 1967, he emigrated to the Bronx, New York and took that style with him to...… Read more

The career of Royce Da 5’9” does not fit neatly into an archetype storyline. For better or worse, it’s one of a kind. Who else can claim to be an artist who lives in the creative company of giants, and at the same time, accessible to the underground movement that birthed his career? Between Slaughte...… Read more