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Soundcheck: Is Missy Making a Comeback?

posted: October 2, 2012

Missy Elliott is making a comeback.  Maybe. Rumors have been swirling that the hip-hop icon was staging a return to glory ever since she joined longtime friend and collaborator, Timbaland onstage at the ˜Z104 Shaggfest…
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Your Country's Right Here: Multi-Grammy Winner TobyMac Grabs Roots for Musical Feast

posted: September 6, 2012

Go ahead and call TobyMac‘s music – the latest of which is the album Eye On It that debuted at #1 across iTunes charts last week – Christian rock if you want. And call the…
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Soundcheck: Who Is Hit Boy?

posted: August 14, 2012

Pharell tried it.  Timbaland took a stab too.  Kanye perfected it.  Hit Boy will continue the trend.  The transition from super-producer toartist is no easy trek. Chauncey Hollis, the man behind the beats, is ready…
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Soundcheck: Nas Gets Nasty…Again

posted: August 7, 2012

Nas is back on top with his latest offering. Life Is Good, his tenth studio album is full of examples of why Nas is regarded as one of the greatest emcees of all time.  His…
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Frank Ocean Drops Def Jam Debut

posted: July 17, 2012

One week after his groundbreaking admission that he is gay, Frank Ocean is making headlines for a different reason. HDD predicts he’ll move more than 125,000 copies of his Def Jam debut in its first week…
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Soundcheck: Chief Keef Signs To Interscope Records

posted: June 26, 2012

Chief Keef has been causing quite the stir. Just last month, his single, I Don’t Like shot up the charts after Kanye West added himself, Big Sean, Pusha T, and Jadakiss to the remix. Within…
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