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Contributed by Brian Meredith on 12/28/07
The years following the Roc-a-Fella “break-up” and Jay’s move to Def Jam seem to have marinated unrest among those closely involved. Damon Dash was obviously upset the situation, as the selling of his share left him out of the loop. Now, it’s clear that artists like Beanie Sigel […]

Contributed by Brian Meredith on 12/4/07

Sexy soul songstress Jill Scott might have released the most ironic single of the year. The angry “Hate on Me” steps out of her smooth comfort zone and calls for a sentiment that is rarely associated with her persona. Although the lyrics seem to be directed at a […]

Contributed by Brian Meredith on 11/15/07
Prior to his performance at Ann Arbor’s Blind Pig, Del sat down with dropmagazine.com for an insightful look at his past, inspirations and what he has in store for the future (more collaboration projects!).

Contributed by Brian Meredith on 11/7/07
Despite being a rather young genre, hip hop has gone through drastic changes since its inception. It’s not your dad’s industry anymore. Singles, mp3s, and ringtones dominate today’s musical culture - not albums. And while the internet has done so much for exposure, publicity, and artistic manifestation, […]

Contributed by Brian Meredith on 10/26/07
Brooklyn has an outstanding hip hop tradition - one that Junk Science isn’t about to break. With a smooth hoppy blend of flowing wit, creativity, and adept beats, DJ Snafu and Baje One released their debut, Feeding Einstein, in early 2005.
The duo’s sophomore effort, a Def Jux/Embedded Music collaboration […]

The best way to take in Chamillionaire’s latest release, Ultimate Victory would be to go buy it. Now. Don’t finish this. Reading this review (or other publications for that matter) might sharpen your ear to what sets it apart. It might force you to give this CD a good hard listen. […]

If Drop’s Kanye West review gets more hits than my 50 Cent review in September, I’ll no longer write for Drop Magazine. Now that I see how ridiculous that looks in print, I take it back. How could I pit myself against another review? The success of the album in question dictates […]

The maturation process of Talib Kweli, while progressive, has been rather atypical. A Brooklyn native, Kweli was raised by academics (his name, roughly translated, means ‘true student’) and came into the hip hop world already properly cultured, educated, and driven. He moved from New York to Ohio to start his career while his […]

Producer Sharkey, even when juxtaposed with Europe’s DJ Sharkey, can be easily confused. Both are DJs who spell their name with an ‘e’. Both seem to push their genre’s envelope. Both watch it bend. But hip hop’s Sharkey is from DC, and his UK counterpart is a hardcore dance pioneer. It’s the American Sharkey who […]

The “curse of the dope debut” isn’t the most debilitating of curses. Nas has done just fine, despite never topping Illmatic, and Hov’s stuff is still always compared to Reasonable Doubt. Producer Ski-Beatz, of Reasonable Doubt fame, coincidently did his next best work with Bronx hip hop duo, Camp Lo. Their 1997 debut, Uptown Saturday […]