Andrew Bess

50 Cent has now vowed to retire his solo music career if Kanye West sells more records than him on September 11th. Both artists drop Curtis and Graduation respectfully.

The 2007 MTV Music awards nominees are...

In case you've been living in a cave, Kanye West's Graduation and 50 Cent's Curtis are both dropping on the same day. September 11th, 2007 marks the official showdown.

With the success of Chamillionaire's last album, The Sound of Revenge, with total digital sales over 5.5 million worldwide it seems impossible to duplicate.

The Ex LA Gang Banger who journeyed from hard-hitting street spitter to being an executive of Mo Thug Records, takes us down the road of being affiliated to one of the biggest rap groups of all time; Bone Thugs N Harmony.

"Damn they don't make them like this anymore." -Lyrics from "Stronger", West's 2nd single from his latest Album. This quote sets the tone for Kanye's up and coming LP, Graduation.

P. Diddy, legally known as Sean Combs, is looking for an assistant for himself and Bad Boy Records. The hip hop mogul placed a short video on youtube.com to make the announcement.

DJ Vlad, AKA the Butcher, is a well known DJ in the mixtape game. A resume doesn't get much bigger than the one he totes around. DJ Vlad has worked with many well-known artists in the hip hop industry.

Much like the term "bling," crunk has made it into Webster's Dictionary.

Randy Hubbard Parker, the son of Simone G. Parker and stepson of old-school rapper KRS-One committed suicide after suffering a long time with a case of severe depression.

With having a boy, it is almost custom to get him circumcised. Now this is going to be a terrible tale about that so if this isn't your cup of tea, move along and no feelings hurt.

With hip hop growing like fungus on the walls of music history; it's a shock that Arizona hasn't quite made a name in the urban world.

According to TMZ.com, rapper and producer Timbaland was arrested in Cologne, Germany last night after a brawl outside of the Hotel.

Rapper 50 Cent recently preformed live at the Annual BET Awards Show. But some say he wasn't performing live at all.

They say every time a baby is born another life is taken in exchange. Sort of like a circle which takes a life to bring a new one into this world.

Lil Wayne announced from via youtube.com that fans will be able to listen to tracks off of his CD "The Carter 3." The CD was pushed back but has since been leaked into early release.

Many of us are journalists at heart, some of us write for fun. But here are a few tips on how to get paid for expressing yourself in words. There are many websites out there that advertise that they buy blogs and pay freelance writers.

A poem for my First born.

The Los Angeles Lakers basketball star, Kobe Bryant, implied again that he wants to be traded. On his website kb24.com, he made a statement which said, that "the Lakers and me just have two different visions for the future."

Arizona is famous for seasoned low-riders and classic cars. With tons of car shows being hosted in the deserts surrounding areas it's hard to make an event stand out like Dayton's on a candy coated Caprice.

Recently the Stanley Cup playoffs broke records of low attendance, bad television ratings, and showcased the worst TV package sales in all of sports.

Casino Chip is a local Tucson rapper who has appeared in the Source magazine twice. Both were small articles, but the impressive one was a column in 'Unsigned Hype' which features artists making noise on the hip hop scene.

P.R. Erv Presents "The Money Report Vol. 1" is an eloquent expression of lyrical expression. With catchy choruses and nasty rhyme play, this mixtape is sure to turn heads. Well rounded mixtape, wouldn't give this album justice.

Over the years Hip Hop has been blessed to have such a great producer in the likes of Timbaland. He has been an innovative producer that can help reinvent not only hip hop artists, but even pop artists. Producing great hits is what he does.

As the south continues to create club bangers and set new trends, Rich Boy intends to grab his piece of the southern slang. The Alabama rapper hit the scene with his catchy first single, "Throw some D's".

Old School Hip Hop comes back around from time to time. Just like the hands on the clock, they rotate and come back to their roots. This given night Shock G from the 90's hip hop group Digital Underground was coming into full circle.

Curtis Jackson, 50 Cent, is more than just your average rapper who gets shot. Jackson also is an intelligent businessman with some steamy investments.

The Portland Trail Blazers might get the opportunity to draft the next greatest NBA player in Greg Oden. The genius idea would be to obtain the point guard, Mike Conley Jr. who is Oden's best friend and teammate point guard since playing together in high school.

R. Kelly is on top of the world, his world. Forget his problems in the past and focus on this: Kelly recently said in a magazine interview that he compares himself to Bob Marley, Muhammad Ali, Marvin Gaye, and to top it off, the heroic Martin Luther King Jr.

What would you call a so-called rapper who gets out of prison to a multi-million dollar label deal and cant rap? That might define a few rappers in the game so I better make it more specific. What Ex-con turned G-Unit Emcee assaults a 14 year old kid?

Let's uncover this plaguing question. If this subject doesn't stimulate or trigger any nerves, please stop reading now. Underneath all the commercial music, regardless of genre, it usually has some kind of art or cultural substance.

Have you ever played the "what if" game? I'm pretty sure you have. As a child you could flip any response back at your mama quicker than she could whoop your ass. She says "Go to bed" you quickly reply "what if there are monsters in the room?"

In the movie, "Citizen Kane", portrays the main character Charles Foster Kane having a mimetic relationship with his family and friends.

King Kong relates to O Brother, where art thou in many cinematic ways. Aesthetic techniques can be matched in the two films with the use of spectacle, sound, and mise-en-scene.

As you may know by now, Club Envy has hit the Tucson Club scene with command. Over the last year Envy has created on of the hottest clubs in Tucson, Arizona. Club Envy also features 18 and up nights for the younger crowd.

America's education system is great. With government interventions like Federal Aide (FAFSA) any student regardless if they are rich or poor has a chance to go to college. Or is it?

Controversy has always created news, not necessarily relevant news, but it always tends to hit headlines. When Kanye West declared that President Crook, excuse me President Bush, is a racist it made massive headlines.

Every two weeks like a religion I find myself in a barber chair. Not just because my hair has grown out like a chia pet, but also to find what's going on in the community. In my eyes, barber shops are a central hub of the hip hop community.

Recently Al Sharpton has been in the news a lot. Not more than Don Imus, but he is tailing him in the polls. Sharpton was the main reason that Imus got fired over his piggish remark about the ladies at Rutgers.

Why is the rap game so hard? People dying over records make no sense, but not being able to solve these murder cases is preposterous. How is it that the late Tupac Shakur is murdered on the busy strip of Las Vegas..

Latin music has a heavy influence on the west coast. Cuete's latest release "Heat Under the Seat" Album is going to make a buzz in the Latin Hip Hop world.