Choosing to join Atlantic Records, T.I. did not waste any time to work on his subsequent album and quickly came up with "Trap Muzik" on August 19, 2003. All his perseverance plus dedication were proven really worthy when the sophomore effort rocketed to the fourth rank of The Billboard Hot 200 chart and number two on Billboard Top R&B Hip-Hop chart. Bolstered by catchy yet gritty tunes of "24's", "Rubber Band Man," and "Let's Get Away", the record found no difficulty in scoring tremendous sale number to finally earn Platinum status from RIAA. This attainment unmistakably propelled the cha ..read more

We are heading down to the South for this week’s Fresh Artist Friday. Today’s feature is none other than Atlanta rapper T-Rock. T-Rock is no rookie in the game. You might recognize him from his work with Three 6 Mafia, who helped him burst onto the scene when he was just 17 years old. Since then, T-Rock has continued to build a name for himself, flushing out an impressive rap catalogue and unapologetically repping the South. The self described battle rapper turned hitmaker is coming off of the release of a brand new joint-album with C-Rock and Lord Infamous. His most recent solo album, Last ..read more

T.I. carefully constructed his new materials while cleverly assembled collaborations with other hip-hop artists, such as B.G., Nelly, Lil Wayne, plus Mannie Fresh. Entitled "Urban Legend", this third major album was then launched by August 2004 to encounter a magnificent outcome. It topped Billboard Top R&B Hip-Hop and secured the seventh rank on the Billboard 200 in the first week of release. Sold over 1.3 million copies in U.S alone, it subsequently was certified double Platinum within a short time, becoming the fastest-selling album in history by South artist. In the meantime, the reco ..read more

Ludacris contributed the hit single Area Codes" (featuring Nate Dogg)” to the soundtrack to the film Rush Hour 2. It was also included on his next album, Word of Mouf, released at the end of 2001. The video for the lead single, "Rollout (My Business)", was nominated for a 2002 Grammy Award, and Ludacris performed it live at the awards' pre-show. He released singles "Saturday (Oooh Oooh)" with Sleepy Brown, " and the hugely successful Move Bitch" with Mystikal and I-20. Read more about Ludacris here ..read more

DJ, songwriter, independent artist, and musical genre developer The MAAP has sat down to answer a few questions with Hip Hop Scriptures about himself, his upcoming work, his music career, and much more. Read an interview recap below and check out the full interview on YouTube above. You can also check out his Fresh Artist Friday feature here. Interview was conducted by Priscilla Guadarrama On his favorite project: The MAAP chose his most recent work, All Around The MAAP. “I feel like I just put a lot more into this body of work than I have with any other project… This past year/year and a ha ..read more

Goodie Mob’s debut was the Gold-certified album Soul Food in (1995). The Source's four-mike review of "Soul Food" began: "A lesson to all upcoming MC's who believe emulating every other artist represents the path to originality: be yourself." And Rap Pages felt its "Southern soul" merited cover attention nationwide.  In a time where hip hop and society seem to still be struggling, the Goodie Mob and their powerful messages are Still Standing, unscathed, certain of themselves, who they are and where they want to be.  Produced by Organized Noize and critically acclaimed, the album wen ..read more

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