Rap music always gets the most attention in hip hop, but as you should know, the culture is much bigger than that. Which would explain why HipHopDX dedicates a section to hip hop lifestyle. Be it movie reviews, video game reviews, interviews with movie stars or eye candy like Vida Guerra or Buffy the Body, we try and give you something other than just hip hop music.

Colby O'Donis: Paid Dues Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - Jake Paine | Comments: 11

Besides the massive success of T-Pain, Akon's Konvict Muzik seems to be more in the business of signing artists than releasing material. With names ranging from Mack 10 and Sway Dasafo to Nivea and Lyfe Jennings, it's a crowded house at Konvict. However, if you ask fresh-faced 20-year-old Colby O'Donis, being on a label is tough business, and you've got to hustle. With his chart-topping Pop/R&B hit "What You Got" coming to a boil, Colby O will be a self-titled debut that hopes to achieve what Rihanna has, with teen mass appeal, from a male. The New York-born O'Donis speaks to HipHopDX about his two degrees of separation...

Panama: Jack Of All Trades Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - Matthew Cooper | Comments: 12

For the past six years, HBO's The Wire has shed light on the city of Baltimore's crime scene, politics, drug trade and those who take part, from the distributors to the abusers. It has been arguably called "The greatest show in television." Many of the sitcom's actors have experienced the upper echelon of success. One of the most illustrious of the crew is Panama. Most people know him by "The dude on season four that was beating up on Bubbles the entire season," but Panama is more than just your average TV street kid. He not only excels in Hollywood, but he also has expanded his repertoire to fashion,...

Cedric The Entertainer: Are You Not Entertained? Friday, April 25, 2008 - DeMarco Williams | Comments: 9

Think the hip hop game is in shambles? You ain’t seen nuthin’ till you’ve truly analyzed what’s happening in comedy right now. Cats aren’t bold anymore. Cats aren’t innovative. Cats aren’t coming up with new ways to clown George W. Bush. Keep it 100: When was the last time you watched Def Comedy Jam and laughed so hard that your insides were hurting? It’s been a minute, right? It’s been a second for Cedric the Entertainer, too. “Even if they have a fresh take on it,” begins the veteran comedian out of St. Louis, “you don’t really see someone with what you’d call breakout potential. With that being said,...

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