TRU goes one on one with Central Cali MC Fashawn.
Kent M$ney, Va native and current Cali repper, made a huge impact in the world of underground hip hop with his mixtape, “Becoming” that dropped last year. After rocking SXSW with his Surf Club family,…
Nomadic emcee Preemo has been gaining a considerable amount of buzz on hip-hop blogs lately, and for good reason. He recently dropped The Magic Bullet, his self-described mixtape/album and follow up to the exceptional Concrete…
We caught up with Raekwon for an exclusive interview where he talked about creative freedom, working with Justin Bieber and the ethics of making art.
The Clipse’s Malice matures with a new book about his faith.
Branford Marsalis gave a very candid interview on the late Guru. He appears to have the inside knowledge to speak so authoritatively about Guru’s lifestyle. “So much of the lifestyle that was glorified was actually…
Here’s the Today Show interview Ye was griping about on Twitter yesterday.
Def Jam’s current media blitzkrieg added another chapter as Kanye held a conference call with various media outlets to promote his new album. Your friendly neighborhood rap blog, TRU, scored an invite. For those that were unable to witness the “historic event,” we have an exclusive play-by-play to show you how this thing quickly went off the rails!
Playdough released his free Writer Dye concept album online yesterday. We recently connected with him for this quick Q & A. Peep game. TRU: Your new project is a concept album where you take lyrics…
I may be biased since Nasir happens to be in my all-time Top 3, but I’m ready for some new music from the kid. If you’re like me then Nas’ latest interview with Tim Westwood is music to your ears.
Exile is a busy man these days, what with his instrumental album Radio and it’s subsequent remix projects. He’s also embarked on a tour of Europe with Fashawn. TRU caught up with Exile for a chat on the first day of the tour.