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"When I signed to Death Row, it felt like a dream coming true. Death Row wasn’t

New hip-hop from Cold 187um Presents 'Gangster and Elegant' album.

By: Todd “DG” Davis Rapindustry.com ___ There are artists whose names immediately spark nostalgia, and then there are artists

By: Todd “DG” Davis Rapindustry.com ___ Baby Paul aka BpZy has always been one of those names that hip-hop

"From 2000 to 2002, Jay Dee [J Dilla] mentored me, developed me as a singer, and

"I had Sticky Fingaz, M.O.P., Tragedy Khadafi, Buckshot, Evil Dee, Ras Kass, Masta Ace, Gorilla Nems,

"The Bobby Womack connection was absolutely spiritual because when I heard his music and his voice,

"I feel like I fit right in the middle of the hunger, resilience, and evolution of

By: Todd “DG” Davis Rapindustry.com ___ Shortie No Mass [Terressa Thompson] is one of those rare underground voices whose

By: Todd “DG” Davis Rapindustry.com ___ Pearl Gates is an underground hip-hop artist from Washington Heights, New York —

"The artists who last are the ones who actually have something meaningful to say. Empty music

By the time E-40 stamped him Kenny Kingpin, it wasn't a rebrand—it was elevation. That's when

"As an original pioneer of the West Coast sound, I decided to create a beat that

"We spent almost three years making it—hours and hours locked in the studio, mixing, remixing, agonizing

"I already had an idea about that before working with Chuck because I was such a

"I leave nothing behind. I bare it all every time. After pouring myself out, I refill

"What influenced my approach on this project was collaborating with DJ Muggs. He has a signature

"Some people forgot—we're in a microwave era now. But it's on us to remind them, and

By: Todd “DG” Davis Rapindustry.com ___ Before rap got comfortable, it was a contact sport—and if your pen slipped,