Hip Hop & Rap

Magazine articles on Hip Hop and Rap music and musicians.

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AskMen.com	Mario Winans ... We Wanna Know Why is he famous? A highly sought after record producer, a cameo vocal performance on P. Diddy's "I Need A Girl (Part 2)," and a Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop recording makes Mario Winan "the man."
AskMen.com October 19, 2004	Why Are They Famous? The band New Edition was founded in the Roxbury part of Boston. This band was one of the pioneers of the new jack movement, which was a sound that bridged hip-hop and R&B.
Entrepreneur May 2004 April Y. Pennington	Urban Legends As entrepreneurs, hip-hop artists seem unstoppable. What's their edge?
AskMen.com November 25, 2003	Russell Simmons Interview One of the architects of today's rap and hip-hop music industry as a founder of Def Jam, Simmons is still changing the landscape with his Rush Communications, a conglomerate that includes Def Jam, Rush Artist Management, Phat Farm, and even Def Pictures, a movie production house.
Fast Company November 2003 Jennifer Reingold	Rush Hour Russell Simmons, the godfather of hip-hop, has used street smarts and a platinum Rolodex to create a $300 million conglomerate. Now he's flexing his political muscle. Come inside the frenetic world of a modern entrepreneur.
Sports Illustrated August 21, 2003 Richard Deitsch	Q&A with Ja Rule One of the world's best-selling rap artists, the 27-year-old Queens native is the voice of CBS Sports' 2003 NFL promotional campaign.
AskMen.com August 5, 2003	Joe Budden Coming to us straight from Jersey City, Joe Budden went from being a star freestyler on the mix tape circuit, to one of Def Jam's latest highly-touted hip-hoppers. Believe the hype.
AskMen.com July 29, 2003	Blu Cantrell After hitting up the hip-hop world with her debut single, "Hit 'Em Up Style," Blu Cantrell is proving that she's no one-hit wonder with the release of her follow-up album, Bittersweet and its first single, "Breathe."
Registered Rep. June 18, 2003 Nigel Goodman	The Rap on Brokerage Houses Just when you thought competition in the world of finance could not get any steeper, "Wu-Tang Financial" is in da house.
AskMen.com June 17, 2003	Ludacris After making a name for himself on Atlanta's Hot 97 as "Chris Luva Luva," the man we now know as Ludacris broke out on his own with hit records like Back For The First Time and Word Of Mouf. He's currently ripping through the big screen with a role in 2 Fast 2 Furious.
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