HipHopDX Interviews
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Ab-Soul Explains Firing Competitive Shots At The Throne, Meaning Of "Control System"
Interviewsposted 2 days ago
Exclusive: Ab-Soul explains rapping: "I used to want to rap like Jay-Z / Now I feel like I could run laps around Jay-Z / Nas ain't seen nothing this nasty / Big and 'Pac got it coming when I pass too."
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Killer Mike Explains His Comparison Of Barack Obama To Ronald Reagan, His Brotherly Bond With El-P
Interviewsposted 4 days ago
Exclusive: Mike Bigga breaks down his bromance with El Producto and clarifies his Reagan/Obama analogy before declaring "if you don't vote for Obama this time you're a fuckin' race traitor."
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If I Were President: David Banner Speaks On His Policies & Cabinet Choices Including Sway, Bun B & Ludacris
Interviewsposted 8 days ago
Exclusive: One of Hip Hop's most inspiring voices, David Banner speaks on the issues that matter to him if he were in the Oval Office, and why Diddy, Tech N9ne and a few others would be getting calls.
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Latinos In Hip Hop: How Psycho Realm & Others Transcend Racial Barriers
Interviewsposted 9 days ago
Exclusive: Latinos have been present since Hip Hop's inception but have they always been fully respected? A look at Psycho Realm's journey and how Latin American emcees can transcend color lines.
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Music My Mom Played: Rappers Recall Household Favorites For Mother's Day
Interviewsposted 14 days ago
Exclusive: We gathered emcees like Ab-Soul, Saigon, Ill Bill, Crooked I and Big Boi and others to speak about the music their moms played while they were growing up and how it's helped shape them.
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Krizz Kaliko Explains T-Pain & Chamillionaire Collaborations, Experimenting With Dubstep
Interviewsposted 15 days ago
Exclusive: With "Kickin' & Screamin'" coming, Krizz gives insight to some of the album's highlights, why no one can touch Strange Music on the road, and how he's become T-Pain's favorite artist.
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Producer's Corner: Amadeus Breaks Down Duties As Trey Songz' Musical Director, Role In Diddy's Hitmen
Interviewsposted 18 days ago
Exclusive: The veteran producer explains balancing time between touring and the studio, and his recent credits with Chris Brown, T.I. and Young Jeezy.
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These Are Our Heroes: O.C.
Interviewsposted 22 days ago
Exclusive: Upon the release of "Trophies," O.C. explains his love/hate relationship with "Time's Up" and reveals his friendship with Dame Dash and the Roc going back to Maria Davis Mad Wednesdays.
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B.o.B. Talks "Strange Clouds" Instrumentation, Says Rock Album Is Next
Interviewsposted 25 days ago
Exclusive: B.o.B. looks at his work with Ryan Tedder and Hayley Williams and speaks about the direction of "Strange Clouds" and how he may be holding his guitar closely on the third LP.
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Jadakiss Reveals If He Can Still Battle, Breaks Down Recording "Consignment"
Interviewsposted 28 days ago
Exclusive: Jadakiss answers if his on-the-spot skills are as sharp as they once were, and he says that while he's unsure if he's still Roc-A-Fella, he can still get Jay-Z on the phone anytime.
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Willie D Talks Reuniting With Scarface For Trayvon Martin, Remembers "Fuck Rodney King"
Interviewsposted 29 days ago
Exclusive: The Geto Boy great breaks down the proudest verse of his career while discussing racism, social responsibility and his controversial 1992 song showing no pity for a the L.A. Riots impetus.
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Immortal Technique Remembers J. Dilla & Roc Raida, Explains Why He Doesn't Hate America
Interviewsposted 2 months ago
Exclusive: The Revolutionary emcee recalls Roc Raida's generosity, his experience with Ma Dukes, and why he measures his songwriting and lyricism against the works of Chino XL and Pharoahe Monch.
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Producer's Corner: Steve Sola Explains Working With Mobb Deep For 15 Years, The Label Not Feeling "Quiet Storm"
Interviewsposted 2 months ago
Exclusive: Italian-born "Mix King" Steve Sola reveals becoming a Hip Hop engineer in the golden-era and working with Havoc and Prodigy to make "Murda Muzik" sound better than "Hell On Earth."
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Asher Roth Details His Artistic Growth, Reveals Upcoming EP With Nottz And Travis Barker
Interviewsposted 2 months ago
Exclusive: Over lunch in Austin, Texas, Asher Roth explains arriving at his creative oegood place, moving to Def Jam and a genre-bending project, "Rawther" with Nottz and Travis Barker.
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Too Short Details His Digital Presence, How His Sound Evolved Working With Lil Jon And Making "The History Channel" With E-40
Interviewsposted 2 months ago
Exclusive: Too Short explains predicting Durrough's "Ice Cream Paint Job" would be a hit over 10 years before it dropped, extending his career with Lil Jon and evolving with the times.
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Danny Brown Talks Potentially Signing To a Major, Says "No One's a Bigger Fan of Danny Brown Than Danny Brown"
Interviewsposted 2 months ago
Exclusive: The Adderral Admiral also opens up about "XXX's" Grime influence and admits that Detroit's Techno scene helped him better understand Dizzee Rascal.
