FM–2007–02672 March 21, 2007
CAT: FEATURES
CAT: FEATURES
Wiz Khalifa
While most rap artists fail to break out of their hood, both physically, and materially, Wiz Khalifa, at only 19 years old, has already received worldwide…
Features
FM–2007–02597 March 16, 2007
CAT: FEATURES
CAT: FEATURES
Termanology
Street rapper. Mixtape rapper. Latin Rapper. Fans love to pigeonhole artists into categories that make them feel comfortable. Unfortunately, however, these categorizations often are career killers,…
FM–2007–02533 March 12, 2007
CAT: FEATURES
CAT: FEATURES
Brother Ali
There is no truth about rap. No champion, no star, no underdog. No king. Enter Brother Ali, a champion in his mind, in his heart and…
FM–2007–02521
CAT: ARTIST
CAT: ARTIST
Eric Elms
In a niche market, artistic warriors create powerful pieces of creative might that visually explode before the eyes of supporters with diaphanous expectations – if it…
FM–2007–02538
CAT: FEATURES
CAT: FEATURES
Joanna Angel
Average 20-something-year-olds attending college may experiment with pot, designer drugs and binge drinking. Joanna Angel, now 26, experimented with pornography, stumbling on an Internet pornography empire.…
FM–2007–02531
CAT: FASHION
CAT: FASHION
Gino Green Global
Prince is Gino Green Global’s chief designer, executive decision-maker and visionary. Prince, a 30-year-old man, resembles his clothing with a sparkle in his eye and swagger…
FM–2007–02487 March 9, 2007
CAT: FEATURES
CAT: FEATURES
RJD2
RJD2 is a timid beast that thrusts creative aggression into turntables, samplers and drum machines, pushing buttons while scratching records to create today’s masterpieces that score…
FM–2007–02419 March 3, 2007
CAT: FEATURES
CAT: FEATURES
Wale
When a new artist breaks into a specific scene, there is no real clear path to the top. These days, talent, money and hustle aren’t enough;…
FM–2007–02358 February 25, 2007
CAT: FEATURES
CAT: FEATURES
Ricky Powell
If Lyor Cohen is the white godfather of hip-hop, Ricky Powell is hip-hop’s grumpy old man. For the past 20 years, Ricky Powell has watched hip-hop…
FM–2007–02343
CAT: FEATURES
CAT: FEATURES
Prodigy
For nearly 15 years, since Mobb Deep’s debut in ’93, Juvenile Hell, to their latest release in 2006, Blood Money, Prodigy, arguably the more lyrically gifted…
