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Even as a millionaire
Beanie Sigel was still standing on the same corners and hanging on the same blocks he did before the fame. While as street as they come, this hasn’t always worked out in his favour. There’s no question that musical authenticity has always been on his side, but unfortunately the wrong side of the law is a side he’s all a bit too familiar with.
Easily one of the most consistent rappers in the game, it’s pretty hard to downplay or negatively discuss any of his work. A hustler turned superstar, he first stepped on to the scene as part of
Jay-Z’s Rocafella roster that would soon set the industry ablaze. Later independently setting up
State Property with
Freeway, Peedi Crakk, Oschino, Sparks and the
Young Gunz, Beans has always had his finger on the pulse.
Now with more pending legal cases than
DMX, he not only publicly fell out with his friend and mentor, Jay-Z, he was also shunted out of a shoe deal by
Dame Dash, which resulted in their friendship expiring also. It’s almost as if the world decided to throw everything at him just to enjoy watching him climb up out of it, because that’s exactly what he does every time.
With that said,
This Time is his farewell album for the moment -
he reports to prison for a two year stint on September 12th due to unpaid taxes. Standing at 11 tracks in length, beats, rhymes and life is what’s on the menu, and boy does it taste good...
A complex character of sorts, The-Dream is an incredibly talented individual who once in a while makes a questionable creative decision. With that said, when he’s on his game he’s really on his game. Returning with his fourth studio album [if you disregard the free-turned-salable Terius Nash: 1977], the aptly titled IV Play is commercially the most anticipated of his long plays; thanks to his high-profile Beyonce collaborations, Watch The Throne input and Grammy win for "No Church In The Wild."
It’s been seven long years since Justin Timberlake last wowed us with his futuristic sounds, awe inspiring visuals and captivating storytelling. Returning to the musical spotlight after his movie star hiatus, 
In this candid video, Pharrell Williams discusses the inspiration behind his new book project Places and Spaces I've Been, while we watch him attend his first book signing at Marc Jacobs' BOOK MARC store in Los Angeles. 
Relaunching after some years in the abyss, the acclaimed Okayplayer Records, home to some of the most revered acts in Hip Hop history makes its long awaited return to business. Much like the label's own rise from the ashes, South Carolina rapper Danny Swain - or Danny! - embarks on his comeback of sorts, with his new album released through the OKP label.
The spirited and animated rapper/producer has had more than his fair share of musical obstacles and industry politics to hinder his progression. But after much grafting and co-signs from The Roots' stickman Questlove and the empirical Jay-Z, Swain's Payback LP carries extra momentum upon its release. 
Whilst the Maybach Music Group ran roughshot over the three months of inconsistent summer weather, the enigmatic powerhouse collective known as G.O.O.D Music was quietly creating a buzz akin to a tropical hurricane. News of the imprint’s joint album Cruel Summer began to surface as the group’s leader, Kanye West, spent this past summer adding lyrical muscle to affiliates Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz’ cuts [in addition to fleeing from the paparazzi with ‘new’ beau Kim Kardashian]. As we enter the Autumn months, can his collective create an ‘Indian Summer’ of substantial heat? 
With her debut EP, titled Every Girl, released for 
With the