8ball and MJG have been ‘going in” on tracks since their 1993 debut, except of course, back then it was called Comin’ Out Hard. Today, they’re Southern rap royalty with eight albums as a group and a gang of records as soloists. It’s one reason, they’ll always have a deal on the winning team, whether its Bad Boy or TI’s Grand Hustle label.

The duo chop it up with HHLO about the new album’s features, different perspectives of hip hop and how they manage to stay together as a group. Continue Reading

On “Back On The Grind” (from Hi-Tek’s Hiteknology 3), rapper Riz touches on the discouraging nature of the game. Three years later, it’s good to see that he’s still off the streets and pumping out music. Fresh off collaborations with block-star Red Cafe (“R.A.C.K.S.”) and self-proclaimed king of Memphis Yo Gotti (“I’m Gucci”), the Harlem native is beginning to make his mark. He sat down with HHLO to discuss upcoming projects, the state of new york hip hop, his amicable split with Sha Money XL, and being a positive influence in his community.
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When established artists introduce their proteges, they usually like to ease them in (pause) with a verse on a single. Give the people a taste (pause) and get the anticipation up. But when Cam let Vado ride (pause) shotgun on every track of the Boss of All Bosses mixtape, he really went in (pause). Months later, the Harlemite gets a proper introduction with Large on the Streets. Continue Reading

Gangstarr is one of the illest Hip Hop groups to ever do it, so there’s no question, heads want a reunion. The danger in that is the tendency to sleep on anything that’s not Gangstarr. So, instead of asking the same tired questions, we chose to spotlight that new new coming from Guru and Solar, a partnership that’s looking to push music forward and at the same time, bring that real Hip Hop back. Peep the interview to find out about their use of Auto-Tune, Retro music videos, 7Grand the label and of course, the new album, 8.0 Lost and Found. Don’t sleep!

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Some people claim to be haunted by past lovers or dead ancestors. On this project, Jim Jones claims he’s visited by the ghost of one of Harlem’s most notorious hustlers, Rich Porter. Whether you believe in the supernatural or not, you can trust one thing, this mixtape goes hard. Continue Reading

Being signed to Kanye’s Good Music label and having Q-tip as your cousin should be enough co-sign to get you some mainstream recognition. However, big commercial success seems to have alluded rapper Consequence, at least in comparison to label mates John Legend, Common and Kid Cudi. So for his latest project, Movies on Demand, the Queens native shoots for the ‘feature presentation’ rather than settling on just a mixtape. Continue Reading

Mixtape: Big Dilla
Artist: Cookin’ Soul, Big Pun and Dilla

The month of February represents many different things for different people. For some people its all about Valentine’s Day romance and for others its another month of shoveling snow out their driveways. For hip hop folk, we remember two of the greatest to ever do what they do, Christopher Rios and James D Yancey, otherwise known as Big Pun and J Dilla. Continue Reading

HHLO.net has teamed up with iStandard to bring you a series of interviews with their infamous producer battle winners. This time around we bring you Dyami of dn8 productions, winner of the NYC Edition. Continue Reading

No Mixtape is a ride in the white van as Bun B snatches up beats from everybody Jay-z, Chris Brown, whoever. So get in, fasten your seatbelts and let the Trill OG be your guide. It’s a full time jack move! Continue Reading

With a new project (or three) for every year since 2004, Bizzy Bone proved that he would continue to shine, with or without his group Bone Thugs n Harmony. Meanwhile, Layzie, Krayzie and Wish seemed to be doing just fine without Bizzy’s falsetto in the mix for the Strength & Loyalty album. To anybody else, that’s what you would call a good clean break, but for die-hard BTNH fans, it’s just some regular bullshit. Continue Reading