Track Listing: Stunna; Water Whippin'; All About the Money; Where My Gunz At?; Picture Me; In the Name of Love (Do It All); Busss It; Ric Flair; Troublesome; Im So On; 1, 2, 3; Teardropz & Closed Caskets; On the ...

The 17 tracks on the Geto Boys' career-spanning collection compile their essential earlier singles like "Mind Playin' Tricks" and "Mind Of A Lunatic." But it also includes key tracks from their post-Scarface era, such as cult hit "Damn It Feels ...

On album number three, ATL icon Young Jeezy spreads his wings-- flirting with radio-friendly R&B-influenced tracks and soul-tinged nostalgia-- while maintaining the same intense feel with his trademark slow-rap delivery and crack-peddling subject matter. THE RECESSION largely relies on the ...

A year after tasting mainstream success with Jigga on his hit single "Big Pimpin'" and five years after their definitive RIDIN' DIRTY, Port Author, Texas's own Underground Kingz (Pimp C and Bun-B) re-formed for their fourth major label release, 2001's ...

Photographer: Sean Branagan. Personnel: Travis OGuin, Robert Rebeck (vocals). Audio Mixer: Robert Rebeck.

The presence of Eminem as executive producer, co-writer, and designated white guy, guarantees a considerable amount of attention for hip-hop group D12. Fortunately for Eminem fans, their hero's talents are not squandered on DEVIL'S NIGHT. D12 is presumably a reference ...

The Geto Boys' classic single, "Mind Playing Tricks on Me," was all over MTV and the airwaves when Scarface released his first solo album in the fall of 1991, billed as Scarface of the Geto Boys. Although it didn't see ...

One of Pimp C's strongest attributes is that, like the cultured pimp character from many movies, he's proficient and passionate in his ultra-violent turf, but is acutely aware of the world outside of it. He drops names like Johnny "Guitar" ...

Self-crowned "baddest bitch" of hip-hop, Trina uses her overt sexuality-as-power style crafted by two of her role models Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown, to make her third record, THE GLAMOREST LIFE, a solid, tough-as-nails hardcore rap experience. A mix of ...

Producers include: Ronnie M. Phillips, D. Fingaz, Tweedy Bird, Leroy Dukes. Personnel: Big Marc (scratches). Audio Mixers: D. Fingaz; Ronnie Ron. Recording information: Sunny Side Studios. Photographer: Cliff Badowski. Arranger: Ronnie Phillips.

In the early 2000s, it seemed like the cut "Tormented" would forever be Tech N9ne's theme song, but enthusiasm, determination, and a whole lot of success had made the once simply "sick" rapper sound strangely positive and hopeful since about ...

The soundtrack to their Cheech & Chong-like feature film, Mac and Devin Go to High School finds Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa in glorious stoner mode, offering plenty of blunt anthems and smokers delights. Production-wise, the album is split evenly ...

Track Listing: Gang Bang; Gun Shots; Original Gansta; Heavy Weight; Callin My Name; All a Nigga Knows; Everday; Fuck Them Niggas; Dedicated Hustler; Loud Pack; I'm Ballen; Can't Break Me; Dope Man; Smells Like;

AND THEN THERE WAS X was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and "Party Up" was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance. No other rapper exerts quite as much energy as Def Jam heavyweight DMX. With his ...

"Oh Boy" was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group. Cam'ron has been around the block a few times, having worked with Puff Daddy, Notorious B.I.G., and Ol' Dirty Bastard in his time. ...

As the most clever lyricist in Ruff Ryders infamous trio The Lox, Jadakiss quickly became the group's star. He spit high-powered rhymes that showcased his above-average skills on each song he recorded, including the ones where he held his own ...

Track Listing: R4 Intro; Rise & Shine; R4 Theme Song; Dreamin; Rotation; My Sub; Sookie Now; American Rapstar; Highs & Lows; Shake It; Made Alot; Lions & Lambs; Kings Blues; Time Machine; Get Right; Amtrak; Players Ballad; Another Naive Individual ...

SOME OF THE FAVORITE SONGS BY WOODIE MADE FROM 1998 TO 2002 COMPILED ON ONE CD WITH A BONUS TRACK DEDICATED TO CARLOS "BLACKBIRD" RAMIREZ R.I.P. Contains 14 tracks. Personnel includes: Woodie, X.O., Lou-E-Lou, Shadow. Personnel: Shawnna (vocals).

In the wake of Lil Jon and the explosion of crunk, producer/rapper Trill came onto the scene, first as part of the trio Trillville, and then as label head/producer. In the latter guise, Trill ushers Webbie onto the national stage ...

While DJ Paul was a legend of the Memphis rap scene by the early-1990s for both his mixtape work and as prime mover for the eventual Oscar winners Three 6 Mafia, he didn't have a full-scale solo release until 2009. ...

Released just as summer 2012 became official, Maybach Music Group Presents Self Made, Vol. 2: The Untouchable Empire finds Rick Ross and his crew doing it big with a mixtape worth of thuggy club music, but there are some solid ...

Personnel: Birdman ; Lil Wayne; Daz, Fat Joe, Rick Ross , Kurupt, T-Pain, Cashville.

On his seventh studio album BACK BY THUG DEMAND, Miami mainstay Trick Daddy serves up more glock-toting, club-hopping, frosty wristed scenarios over his signature explosive horn arrangements, slick bounce beats, and chillingly slow bass tracks. Still on the same Miami ...

Compiled the same year of Eazy-E's untimely death, ETERNAL E surveys the gangsta rap pioneer's illustrious career, collecting a slew of best-loved tracks that demonstrate his lasting influence on the game. Focusing heavily on Eazy's classic solo debut, EAZY-DUZ-IT, ETERNAL ...

Shorty the Pimp was Too Short's seventh album. As one would expect from an entertainer with six albums behind him, Too Short had by now perfected his craft. Though his focus was still on womanizing and pimping, by 1992 the ...