By J. Quintella, Soulsandsounds.com In the midst of an economic collapse, an endless war, and the flux of Election 2008, the Black...

By Muhammad Sajid, Illume Magazine "...everyone is responsible for the faults and redemption of the black Muslim, even the black Muslim...

By Pedro 'DJ Complejo' Hernandez, RapReviews.com It seems that all the "new" political rappers who have emerged in the last few years are...

By Flatline, Rapstation.com Know the time. There is another wave of consciousness coming through in hip hop and who better to set it off...

By Davey D, San Jose Mercury News Last week, a who's who of Bay Area hip-hoppers gathered for a news conference in front of the popular...

By Ramy, TheOG.net Our homie Ramy sat down with one of rap most incendiary and thought-provoking artists, Paris, to share with you a...

By Thomas Quinlan, Exclaim! Bay Area rapper T-K.A.S.H. built a foundation for himself within the unpopular hip-hop subgenre of...

By T.M. Wolf, Okayplayer.com (Now g...) E-40: GO DUMB DUMB DUMB... T-K.A.S.H.: Why? (Brake!) As T-K.A.S.H. shows on his Guerilla Funk...

By Eric K. Arnold, East Bay Express With the hyphy movement in full ghost-ride glory, whither the other major component of Bay Area...

By Eyecalone, Playahata.com After sharpening his skills and raising his profile on several Bay Area Hip-hop projects, including several...

By Davey D, San Jose Mercury News Last week, the Bay Area hip-hop scene gained national visibility when E-40's new album, "My Ghetto...

By Quentin B. Huff, Pop Matters Oscar Jackson, Jr., stockbroker and entrepreneur, was searching for a way to tap into the common sense...

By Jason Kordich, Jive Magazine There have always been two sides to the issue of violence in Hip-Hop. Either Hip-Hop is glorifying...

By Eric K. Arnold, XLR8R The album's title sounds like something Three 6 Mafia might release, yet its content is surprisingly...

By Jane Dark, Blender The Coup's compadre puts Black America's CNN back on the air. The flipside of Oakland's Too Short super-hedonistic...

By C.Wulf, Platform8470.com Before you even heard one second of the record, you can easily predict what this is about. The no-nonsense...

By AR, Generation-one.de Was mir hier in der Redaktion vorliegt, ist das Album "Turf War Syndrome" des US-Amerikaners T-K.A.S.H., über...

By D Tha Man, Kaffeine Buzz T-Kash is the leader of the new revolution. After making a strong debut, and many incendiary recordings with...

By Chris Rolls, MP3.com Radical Bay Area rapper Paris takes time to speak about institutional racism, fast-food entertainment, Public...

By Morley Seaver, Rocknworld.com This is one of my favorite rap albums from the last few years. Not being familiar with California-based...