Brooklyn-based producer and DJ Statik Selektah recently released his fifth album Extended Play, a lengthy collection of the Massachusetts native's latest instrumentals that showcases why he's one of the most sought after beatmakers in hip-hop right now. With verses provided by Raekwon, Prodigy, N.O....… Read more

"Project 1.0" is John Wize' first official release, even though he has been making music for over seven years now. John Wize, member of the Stereo Crew, is a producer and occasional vocalist from Detroit and has lend his production skills to not only his crew members Stereo Boyz but also local artis...… Read more

After turning heads with the AR-AB assisted track, "Hold Me Down" and the feel-good summer acclamation, "Good Mood" featuring Glasses Malone, Ricky Rude is quickly becoming known as hip-hop's 'problem child.' For that reason it's fitting that his latest single personifies this moniker. Featurin...… Read more

Kanye West Yeezus By David Amidon for RAPstation.com If all those summers in the late-‘90s wasted away in front of a television airing Saturday Night Live reruns taught me anything, it was to never trust the SNL stage. The best statement you could ever hope to make was a provocative, meme-lik...… Read more

P.O.S (real name Stefon Alexander) is the atypical rapper. He never sports ice, spits about getting 'crank' or brags about how many Bentleys he owns. He could be your best friend, brother or classmate. Yet underneath his humble demeanor lies a verbal assassin armed with rapid-fire delivery and passi...… Read more

"Moving out of your parents' basement in your late 20's is always a good thing," jokes Ben Haggerty. Better known as Macklemore, the Seattle-based musician is also partly serious, which is kind of how he is as a person. He plays around a lot, but there's another side to him that is revealed in his m...… Read more