Now that the hype from the Royal Wedding has finally died down, it's time for the Kings to arrive. The self-proclaimed kings, that is…
“Jay-Z is the reason I signed to RocNation. It's very hard to say no to the opportunity when Jay-Z is involved.” That's J Cole,…
On occasion, All Shook Down gives a listen to the music that is to real America what brine is to a cucumber. This is one…
It was exactly a decade ago that DJ Neil Armstrong's release Original changed mixtape culture. Telling a story with every song transition and lyric, he…
In positioning himself as the world's foremost financial investor who also sometimes still deigns to rap, it's understandable that Jay-Z has inspired a certain…
Looking at rapper DMX's life is like watching someone punch himself in the face repeatedly. You can easily picture a cherubic angel sitting atop…
Jay-Z claims to be the eighth wonder of the world, but we all know which musician truly deserves that title. It's Stevie Wonder, for…
Jay-Z, everybody's favorite non-dot-com filthy rich person, is publishing a book tomorrow called Decoded, wherein he explains the references and stories behind thirty-odd of…
Now that we've made short work of Texas, it's apparently time to revive that age-old rap rivalry between the East and the West. So…
Dear Kanye, In the approximately thirty-four days, five hours and seventeen minutes since you joined Twitter, you have taught the world great deal —…
