Popular New Orleans rapper Mystikal made a name for himself in the late 90s when he was a No Limit soldier. Many consider his verse on “Make ‘Em Say Uhhh” a classic despite those same people not knowing what the hell he’s really saying. (If you know what he’s really saying, teach me!) Mystikal […]

  Singer/songwriter Angela Hunte has been quietly collecting huge checks from superstar artists for quite a while. She had a hand in writing Jay Z‘s first number one song “Empire State of Mind” and has since worked with other musical heavyweights like  Jennifer Hudson, Ledisi, Mario, and America’s favorite “twerker” Miley Cyrus. Hunte’s profile is […]

  The world has never seen and will never again see a talent as great as that of Whitney Houston. The tall and slender little girl from Newark, New Jersey rose through the ranks in the industry to become the standard of what vocal excellence is and will continue to be. She may be the […]

  Reality star turned rapper Joseline Hernandez has finally dropped her debut music video. In the visual for the track “Mi Colta,” Joseline and her boo Stevie J are hanging out in the tough streets of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The clip opens with a quote from the “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” star making mention […]

Since Robin Thicke debuted the racy video for the funky summer jam “Blurred Lines, ” everyone has had an opinion about the song. While mostly everyone loves it, there are some critics who call the lyrics “rapey” and misogynistic. Robin has largely ignored the low rumblings of backlash until he was interviewed by BBC Radio […]

Atlanta rapper Ludacris has always been known for his animated rhymes and punchlines. According to one rapper, those rhymes and punchlines aren’t Ludacris’. The rapper/actor is being sued by a rapper out of Chicago who claims Luda jacked quite a few lines of his for his 2010 Trey Songz-assisted “Sex Room.” A Chicago rhymesayer named […]

While the hip-hop world has been at odds over whether Kanye West or J. Cole had a better album, the Interactive One offices had moved on to a new album to debate. Kelly Rowland‘s “Talk A Good Game” has seen its share of headlines due to the singles Kelly released. “Dirty Laundry” is a slow […]

As a writer, you’re always listening to music while you work, or at least I do. And with most people, I don’t catch every single word said in the first few listens. Sometimes, it will take me forever to figure out one word or what an artist meant when they said something in a song. […]

When it was announced that a member of Kris Kross had died, along with him went a piece of hip-hop’s childhood. Although people claimed they didn’t like Jermaine Dupri‘s tween rap duo, they all listened to the cassette of Kris Kross’ first album “Totally Krossed Out” in the privacy of their homes. It doesn’t matter […]

A friend of mine once said, “Correctly applied heavy effort is greater than hard work.” The family of Emmett Till must have heard that saying before because just days after they said they would pressure Mountain Dew to drop Lil Wayne as a celebrity spokesperson for his insensitive rap lyric referencing Emmett Till, Weezy penned […]

Our girl K. Michelle is ratchet! We love it though! During a show in Washington D.C., she performed a song about her neglected love well. Although there are plenty of songs about a woman’s genitalia, K. Michelle’s takes the cake because the song is called “C**chie Symphony.” While the song is all the way ratchet, […]

Singer-songwriter Miguel is being hailed as this generation’s answer to Prince. Miguel does pen songs dealing with the social and economic struggles we face, but he is known for the mood he gets women in after listening to one of his sexy bedroom bangers. Although Miguel is still growing and evolving as an artist, it […]