Upon its mid-2001 arrival, Cormega's The Realness lived up to its title. After years of waiting his turn, the MC asserted himself to step forth with a body of work that combined a passion for wisdom-drenched lyricism with a survivor's tale of life in New York City streets and the Rap industry. The independently... Read more

By now, EVERYONE in Hip-Hop knows Kendrick Lamar dropped bombs on an entire generation of MCs with his Control verse--and he named names. Since then, many of those mentioned have responded loudly and explicitly. Drake, however, has never responded on wax--or has he? Drizzy has spit many verses over the... Read more

After 20 years, Mister Cee (legendary DJ to Big Daddy Kane) resigned from NYC's Hot 97 amid a swirl of controversy around his sexuality.  Today, he came on the Hot 97 morning show and openly addressed the issues.  Peter Rosenberg spoke in support of his former colleague. Check out the... Read more

Prodigy joins his signee, Realm Reality (aka Rick Gonzales), in Realm's latest video. Check out The Realness. Related: Realm Reality – In the Grind We Trust (Mixtape) (one of the best of the year...)... Read more