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As he continues to make his return to music, Mannie Fresh, recently reminisced with billboard.com about his reasons for remaining independent after leaving Def Jam. "To me, Def Jam put my career on

DJ Premier has released his Top 25 Albums of 2011 list. Many classic artists made the list including Bumpy Knuckles, Large Professor, Common, M.O.P. and Edo G. Before you get into the list, a no

Planet Asia helped jump-start the West Coast independent hip-hop movement, releasing a slew of popular 12-inch singles on upstarts like Stones Throw and ABB Records in the late 90's that established h

The legendary blastmaster KRS-One and DJ Kenny Parker connect for "The BDP Album" which is available now on iTunes, Amazon.com, as well as vinyl and CD. This 14 track project is entirely produced b

Heavy is the head that wears the crown! Over the course of his now decade long-career, Copywrite has been a lightning rod of controversy, engaged in numerous beefs (some of which have lived out in rea

"RUN" (Raps United Nation) is the brainchild of M.O.P.’s Billy Danze who throughout the course of his illustrious career and years of extensive international touring could not help but notice and ac