HipHopDX Interviews
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Erick Sermon Details His History With Rick Ross, Says He "Coulda Had Biggie" And Reveals EPMD Is Done Making New Music
Interviewsposted 1 day ago
Exclusive: In a revealing convo with DX, E Dub breaks down his career intersections with notable names like Game, Ludacris, Rick Ross, Wu-Tang Clan, DJ Quik, 50 Cent and The Notorious B.I.G.
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K'Naan Discusses Nas' Comments About Africa And Explains Why Other Rappers Backgrounds "Can't Hold A Candle" To His
Interviewsposted 5 days ago
Exclusive: The Somali spitter expands on Nasir's breakdown of the divide between Africans and African-Americans and explains why fictionalized street talk can't compare to his real-life experiences.
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Producer's Corner: Kane Beatz
Interviewsposted 8 days ago
The Grammy-nominated man who produced Lupe Fiasco's "The Show Must Go On" and Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass" tells DX how he used an Internet hustle to become a YMCMB affiliate with a stream of hits.
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Gangrene Explains The Meaning Behind "Vodka & Ayahuasca," Alchemist Says ASAP Rocky Is The East Coast Version Of Dilated Peoples
Interviewsposted 9 days ago
Exclusive: Alchemist brings the Gangrene recruitment army by HipHopDX, as he explains the duo's mantra and reveals he's producing a whole album for Planet Asia and Agallah's Dew Rag Dynasty Clique.
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Big K.R.I.T. Talks Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Influence On Music, Conscious Rap In The Modern Era
Interviewsposted 16 days ago
Big K.R.I.T. chops it up about the influence Martin Luther King, Jr. had on his music and his approach to sampling records.
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French Montana Confirms That Kanye West Tried To Sign Him Just Hours Before Diddy, Believes He Will Make Hundreds Of Millions At Bad Boy
Interviewsposted 21 days ago
The prolific rapper explains how has found peace to be far more lucrative than beef. He also states, "90% of the music that ever came out of New York by artists that were successful was the gangsta."
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Yo Gotti Speaks On His Relationship With Drake, Explains How His Difficult Past Has Helped Lead Him To A Successful Rap Career
Interviewsposted 23 days ago
The Memphis native says, "85 or maybe 90%" of those with street rhymes and floss are actually from the streets, and recalls the days of an aspiring rapper Drake hanging around to learn the life.
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George Clinton & Aleon Craft Talk "Mothership: The Decatur Connection," Parliament Funkadelic's Encouragement Of Sampling
Interviewsposted 27 days ago
As he makes an authorized project with an Atlanta Rap veteran, Uncle George says that the lawsuits stemming from his music are not from him, and urges Lil Wayne that a phone-call could save him money.
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HipHopDX Staff's Top Rap Picks Of 2011
Interviewsposted 2 months ago
The HipHopDX editorial staff brings you some of their favorite Hip Hop tracks of 2011.
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John Monopoly Talks Managing Kanye West During First Three Albums, Building New Label And Online Platform
Interviewsposted 2 months ago
The Chicago native, joined by business partner Larro Wilson, talks about Lawless, Inc. and recalls memories with Busta Rhymes, Shawnna and the 2007 Kanye West vs. 50 Cent sales battle.
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New Years Reflections From Crooked I, Phonte, Saigon, Talib Kweli, Fashawn, Brother Ali, The Grouch & Eligh and J-Zone
Interviewsposted 2 months ago
HipHopDX's Andres Vasquez asked several key Rap figures from 2011 about the lessons learned, changes made and projects to a new year, including members of Black Star, Slaughterhouse and Living Legends.
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Young Jeezy Reveals That He Spent Six Months Living At Shawty Redd's House, Revisits "Thug Motivation" Series
Interviewsposted 2 months ago
Jeezy recalls how his longtime producer pulled him from the street life into making music as a career, and how he wanted to repay the favor as Shawty Redd dealt with the worst days of his life.
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Shawn Pen Speaks About The Quad Studios Attack On Tupac, His History With Bad Boy And Roc-A-Fella Records
Interviewsposted 2 months ago
Exclusive: The artist formerly known as Little Shawn shares for the first time his knowledge of the '94 attack on Tupac, and explains his ties to Jimmy Henchman and Haitian Jack.
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Common Explores Collaboration Chemistry With Nas And No I.D., Breaks Down Lines From Classic Songs
Interviewsposted 2 months ago
Comm explains how potential collaborative albums with Nas and Q-Tip are inspired by Jazz music, and elaborates on bold bars from "Resurrection," "Sweet," "The 6th Sense" and Black Star's "Respiration."
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ASAP Rocky Says Deluxe Version Of "LiveLoveA$AP" Is Coming, Reveals Identity Of "Purple Swag" Video Girl
Interviewsposted 3 months ago
Polo Grounds/RCA's newly signed talented says that Hip Hop should not discriminate against homosexuals, and that "Deep Purple" is not an authorized mixtape in his catalog.
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Producer's Corner: T-Minus Explains Working With Drake From "Comeback Season" To "Take Care"
Interviewsposted 3 months ago
The Toronto producer who made Ludacris' "How Low," explains how he landed six songs on Drake's "Take Care" after reconnecting last year, as well as hits like Barb's "Moment 4 Life" and Wale's "Ambition."