After countless delays with the official release date of the album 50 Cent finally released his long awaited fourth studio project “Before I Self Destruct” The build-up behind this new work has been backed by the fact that this is his last album... 

When I was first asked to do a piece on Ester Dean I agreed, but was a little hesitant. I had never heard of any of her work…or so I thought. Quickly I found out that not only had I been listening to her music, but she has been popping for a while.... 

I wasn’t at the Jay-Z September 11th benefit concert nor do I pretend to have been. I, like most people, watched it from the best seats in the house…well my boy’s house…on his big screen television. Still, the energy that Jay-Z... 

By the time the third installment of a trilogy rolls around the franchise has lost most of its steam. After one- maybe two- classic offerings from the first two parts, the last one pretty much sucks. Unfortunately the third time is not always the charm.... 

Whenever the greatest decides to retire, the crown has to be passed down. So the question is: Once the king steps back who will fill the void? Enter J. Cole: heir to the kingdom, signed by hip hop royalty Jay-Z to Roc Nation (and featured on The Blueprint...