Although he may be classified as a rap or hip-hop artist, Mark "Kaz" Kasperczk, operating under the name Redlight King, combines singing and rhythmic patter in a style not so much reminiscent of Kanye West as of Red Hot Chili ...

Initially intended to be an EP, Watch the Throne -- from rap superstars Jay-Z and Kanye West, aka the Throne -- took on a number of forms prior to its release as a full-length album. Nailed down during January 2011 ...

Sure, he grounded two commercial air flights after suffering some minor seizures, but if his Twitter account didn't alert you, his recent singles should have proven that the Teflon Don is well and all good. Both "You the Boss" and ...

A long-forgotten mid-1970s film--a DREAM GIRLS precursor about a Motownish singing trio--yielded this interesting soundtrack collaboration between soul's reigning royalty, Aretha Franklin and Curtis Mayfield. Unbeknownst to many, the album is the source of the Mayfield-penned "Something He Can Feel," ...

After fronting a band in Thailand for several years, Hugo earned recognition in the Western world by contributing a track to Beyoncé's 2008 album. Several years later, he makes his solo debut with the release of Old Tyme Religion, a ...

Track Listing: Intro; Get Dis Money; House Party; Ima Boss; Dreamchasers; Tony Montana Freestyle; Body Count; Tony Story; Middle of Da Summer; Work; Realest U Ever Seen; I'm Me; Derrick Rose; Don't Panic; Sparkles; Love Done Live Here; Y'all Don't ...

Queens-born with an Atlanta rep, the rapper known as V.I.C. first made noise alongside Soulja Boy with his hit single, "Get Silly." On his solo debut, BEAST, V.I.C. does his thing over ringtone-friendly tracks by Mr. Collipark, Polow da Don, ...

Flipping the script, Young Money artist Tyga leaves behind the pop-dance sound of his debut and returns to rap on his sophomore effort, Careless World. Think of his tracks on the We Are Young Money collection and you're close to ...

Audio Mixer: High Rolla. Recording information: High Rolla Studios. Photographer: Charlie P.

Being a "love 'em or hate 'em" group, it was about time the prolific and conceptual Insane Clown Posse got around to a "love 'em or hate 'em" album, and while this rap-rock battle cry called The Mighty Death Pop ...

Gruff and grandiose like a true boss should be, rapper and Jedi Mind Tricks member Vinnie Paz is a pro at making conspiracy theories and party time sound equally important. Both topics are covered by his rapid-fire rhymes on God ...

Recording information: Infinite Studios, Alameda, CA; The Orange Room; The Retro Room Studios.

Included are 21 brand new tracks, plus behind the scenes footage in studio recording the album, exclusive music videos, and live performances. Audio Mixer: Sammy DAmbruoso. Recording information: Acoustic Productions Studio, Las Vegas, NV; Scale-A-Ton Ent. Studio, Hollywood, CA; We Whit It ...

Opening with a horror movie intro, where chainsaws roar and heads fly, Slaughterhouse's major-label debut instantly feels like an Eminem album. Of course, it's on his label Shady, he is the executive producer, and one track later, he's on the ...

Following suit in the Houston rappers' run of drug-titled albums, like on former outings Crack, Heroin, Cocaine, and Meth, Z-Ro continues to plug away with his syrupy southern flow and throaty Nate Dogg-esque hooks for Angel Dust. As usual, there ...

Arriving just a few months after Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp, Public Enemy's The Evil Empire of Everything is a decidedly different album than their other 2012 album. It's leaner and harder, stripped down to ...

Additional personnel includes: Kerry King (guitar). Personnel: Kerry King (guitar). Audio Mixer: Joe Blaney. Photographer: Sunny Bak. The Beastie Boys: Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz, Adam "MCA" Yauch, Mike "Mike D" Diamond (rap vocals).

This 1965 compilation is the perfect introduction to the soulful pop of Sam Cooke. It contains all of his best-loved songs in their original versions and represents the wide variety of moods the man conjured with his music. His unique ...

"What It's Like" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. The former frontman for House of Pain sheds the hip-hop-only mode and steps out into the world of rock with this release. Tapping into the ...

NEVER SAY NEVER was nominated for a 1999 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. "The Boy Is Mine" won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, and was nominated for Record Of ...

The Cleveland, Ohio collective Bone Thugs-N-Harmony began as Eazy-E proteges and early signees to his Ruthless Records. For a brief time, the five-member rap trio eclipsed the always-controversial Eazy, scoring huge crossover hits with its knack for intricate harmonies and ...

In the history of rap music, there are few artists who can be labeled as pioneers. One such artist is Slick Rick who, along with partner Doug E. Fresh, is the rapper responsible for such long-standing hip-hop classics as "The ...

As big a hit as it was -- and it was a multi-platinum blockbuster, spinning off several chart-toppers -- it's not easy to think of Whitney Houston's 1985 debut as the dawning of a new era, but it was. Arriving ...

After the end of Aretha Franklin's five year stint on Columbia Records (who tried marketing her as a jazz vocalist), she signed on with Atlantic Records. Produced by music biz veteran Jerry Wexler, Franklin's Atlantic debut found her flexing creative ...

"Because I Got High" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. Contains the hidden track "Because I Got High," with alternate lyrics, which follows "The American Dream." Straight out of Hattiesburg, Mississippi comes Afroman, (AKA Joseph Foreman), ...