All posts by Will 'ill Will' Lavin

Signed as a new act to Island Records back in 1996, Dru Hill were a young and talented vocal foursome with ties to gospel music who pretty much became an international success story overnight. Whether it was their authentic, honest musical delivery or their individuality as far as their image went, the boys from Baltimore [...]

“I’m a classic rock kid that fell in love with Hip-Hop.” There was a time that Jared Evan was considered a high priority artist by Jimmy Iovine, signed to Interscope Records via Polow Da Don’s Zone 4 imprint in 2009. After a mountain of money was poured into his development, some moderate success, a mixtape, [...]

Currently ringing bells as loud as fire alarms, does anyone really know Logic? Having been recruited as part of XXL Magazine’s Freshman 2013 list, the Maryland emcee with both brains and bite also just signed his first major record deal with Def Jam. [...]

Taking it back to the days of afros and bell-bottoms, Terri Walker and Nicole Wray are Lady – a singing duo soaked in so much soul that not even a Spongebob Squarepants: Motown Edition could compete. Offering up copious amounts of unfiltered vintage soul sounds, their musical teaming is one welcomed with open arms. Having [...]

Teen rappers are not a new commodity as far as the Hip-Hop community goes. We’ve seen Shad Moss go from Lil Bow Wow to [big] Bow Wow, Master P’s son go from Lil’ Romeo to Romeo, and further back than that we bore witness to Kris Kross take adolescent rhyming to a whole other level. [...]

Giving fans a look in to what he’s been up to as of late, comedian Chris Rock snaps and tweets a pic of himself in the studio with Eminem. In the studio with Em don’t sleepsay.ly/BNp5LUG — Chris Rock (@chrisrock) May 8, 2013 Now while it’s currently unknown as to what the pair were up [...]

Hosting a release party for his recent 7 Days Of Weak mixtape, new kid on the block Adrian Marcel wows the crowd with his smooth croonerish ways. With names such as Big Tigger and Raphael Saadiq in attendance – both of whom had a little something to say about Marcel – the young Oakland native [...]

Originally given to fans on Funkmaster Flex‘s most recent mixtape Who You Mad At? Me Or Yourself?, Slaughterhouse now unleash the CDQ version of “House Gang.” Without doubt one of the better records put together by the lyrical supergroup, consisting of Royce Da 5’9″, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Crooked I as of late, the [...]

Collecting his thoughts on what appears to be a beach hit by destruction, Manhattan rhymer ANTHM gives up the visuals to “Be Still”. [...]

After dropping his impressive debut set Death Threats and Love Notes: The Prelude (read our review here), GQ‘s latest offering from the album is the 9th Wonder produced “Last Breath”. Soulfully alluring, the beat upon which GQ spits his street education is typically 9th. Complete with a non-conforming drum pattern and run of tranquil bells, there’s [...]