David Banner: Man On Fire
Coming off the release of his third album, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Banner has a larger audience looking at him, and he has a lot on his mind. David Banner is out to break any and all stereotypes of rappers and prove that he can mean more to the world than a rapper. HHNLIVE.com writer, Dione Davis, recently met up with Banner to listen while he reflects on his life and hip-hop in America.
 | Slim: Stepping Out HHNLive.com writer Todd Davis hooks up with Slim from 112 to chat about his new deal with Asylum, working with Diddy, and how Love's Crazy! more |
 | The West Coast Topic Tanya M. Fowlow for HHNLive.com and hip-hop artist Topic sit down together to discuss the current state of West Coast rap, how he ended up at SRC, and what’s going on now. more |
 | The Heat of Southern Smoke: Dj Smallz HHNLive.com writer Tanya M. Fowlow hooks up with Dj Smallz to chat about working with the stars, playing a key role in the careers of emerging artists, his very own radio station and more! more |
 | Marc Gordon: A Long Road Home Formed in 1984, Cleveland, Ohio, natives the late, greats; Sean & Gerald Levert, sons of the legendary O’Jay’s founder, Eddie, and brother-from-another-mother, Marc Gordon, unleashed their grown & sexy on the masses. more |
 | Teairra Marí: Second Chance At the tender age of twelve, Detroit, Michigan, chanteuse, Teairra Marí, scored her first big hit locally, and by the time she reached sixteen she had landed herself a promising recording contract. Her 2005 debut sadly failed to connect on a commercial level, causing the, now, twenty year old singer-songwriter’s ultimate departure from the (in)famous N.Y.C. label. But, that was then, and this is now… more |
Skillz: Tales From the Ghost...Writer!
Skillz has finally dropped his highly anticipated, star-studded sophomore album, Million Dollar Backpack, and HHNLIVE.com caught up with him to get the scoop. Having been a ghost writer for years to some of the game's most respected artists, it's his time to shine.
- The Canadian Addiction: Marcus Voyce
- Dream Big: Crooked I
- Carlito's Way: Carlito
- Burnin': Ms. Triniti
- Pittsburgh: Wiz Khalifa
- Listen To The Teacher: KRS-One
- The 1 U Love 2 Hate: Spider Loc
- At War: Karina Pasian
- Conflict Free: Paul Wall
- '93 Til: Tajai (Souls Of Mischief)
- Does He Own The Burbz?: John Brown
- Girlicious: Charlye
- Kiss My Ass: Jim Jones
- It's Murda: C-Murder
- Real Talk: Q. Parker (of 112)
- Guess Who Aint A One-Hit Wonder?: MIMS
- Music That Lasts Forever: Eric Hudson
- The HHNLive.com Interview: Asher Roth
- "Be A N****r Too" Screening
- Departure: Jesse McCartney
Lexx Bubble: Dria Emanuel
Sexy and on her grind, model Dria Emanuel sits down with HHNLive.com to talk about why she tries to stay away from music videos, her best and worst modelling experiences, where her nickname comes from and much more.
Dria on models: "...the models who are successful and booking consecutive jobs are far from dumb and know that sleeping with the 'guy in the limelight' will not get you far."
Dear Summer: Summer Walker
More than a "video vixen", Summer Walker is out to change the way women think. Read on as Summer talks about her new book, working on Kanye's "Golddigger" video, common mistakes men making when approaching pretty women and more.
Summer on the phrase "video vixen": "The phrase was here before Karrine ("Superhead") and it will remain after her triflin ass is gone. A vixen is a great thing...she was just a skank who slept with everyone..."
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Straight To The Point: Jahi
Bay Area resident Jahi is on the come up. But don't call him a new jack. 10 years deep in the game Jahi is finally ready to shine with his new album "Less Is More" on Chuck D's Slam Jamz label.
Jahi on the brand of Hip-Hop he creates: "organic Hip-Hop, soulful vibes, and conscious music...I say “Organic Hip-Hop,” because “You can buy bananas from Safeway and they cool, but if it has the organic tag on it (that) just makes you understand that maybe it was some extra care put into that particular product."
Turn Off The Lights: Certified
HHNLive.com sits down with up and coming Florida duo Certified to discuss street reps, the Florida Hip-Hop explosion, their debut album, Rick Ross's shirtless XXL cover and much more.
Group member Hollywood on Rick Ross's XXL cover: "Shit that's a boss move! We support that all the way. He can do whatever he fuckin want."
