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Artiste Junior Don does his thing on stage. Cherisse Moe Some people live and breathe music.

"For the most part I just get hired to shoot." Here are excerpts from a recent email interview with local hip hop photographer Derick G. "I started in the music industries by getting on music video sets.

Latino rapper Fat Joe was raised in the South Bronx area of New York. It was through an older brother that Cartagena learned the ways of the street, as well as discovering rap music via the sounds of such groundbreaking artists as Theodore, Funky 4 + 1, and the Furious Five.

Some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B are in town to help celebrate Urban Beach Week.

This New York-born rapper never quite broke through to the top tier of hip-hop success.

It's official, people. Mixtape Daily is here. That's right, daily. Mixtape Monday had a phenomenal run.

From his debut album, Represent , Fat Joe [ click to read ] has always been a member of New York's D.I.T.C. collective.

The Lean Back hitmaker has teamed up with a Miami, Florida-based company to produce the Swift Kick Sneaker Wipes.

Latino rapper Fat Joe was raised in the South Bronx area of New York. It was through an older brother that Cartagena learned the ways of the street, as well as discovering rap music via the sounds of such groundbreaking artists as Theodore, Funky 4 + 1, and the Furious Five.

"The blog your favorite blogger reads...." Tuesday, March 24, 2009 New music: Fat Joe - "Hey Joe" Fat Joe - "Hey Joe" [4shared.com stream/download mp3 link via 5 Star Hip Hop ] Video above is of Jimi Hendrix doing the original version of "Hey Joe" sampled for the Fat Joe track live on stage.

The hottest place in ATL on Sunday nights has to be the Velvet Room. You're bound to see a superstar - from Jay-Z to R. Kelly to T.I. - there during any given week.

Fat Joe feels as royal as Eddie Murphy in "Coming to America" every time he steps foot in the motherland.

Green Day 's Billie Joe Armstrong has said that the band's new album, 21st Century Breakdown , was inspired by his "distrust of politicians." "A lot of people were born into an unlucky time, the era of George W. Bush," he told Rolling Stone .

Whether because of his early '08 beef with 50 Cent [ click to read ], or a missed opportunity connecting with fans, Fat Joe 's Elephant in the Room [ click to read ] failed to live up to expectations in quality ...

Kanye West 's episode of VH1 Storytellers will premiere on Saturday night at 9 p.m. The show includes versions of "Touch the Sky," "Stronger" and "Amazing," though some of Kanye's infamously outspoken comments ...

Dennis "D Scorch'd" Preston, a junior audio major, was featured in the Riverfront Times recently for his music.

The Hip-Hop Herald 02.26.09 Posted by Patrick Robinson on 02.26.2009 Rick Ross believes he can outsell 50 Cent, Bone Thugs offer up some questionable collaborations, details on the new Diddy album, Flo Rida ...

Hip-hop star DJ KHALED has denied reports he was shot and killed after a four-hour police chase in Los Angeles on Monday .Internet rumours claimed a man resembling the Miami, Florida native - a member of Fat ...

Biography Up and coming producer J. Cardim released his first compilation-style project Your Favorite Rapper's Favorite Producer on 1-19-09. The album, hosted by world renowned DJ and Hip-Hop tastemaker DJ ...

"The blog your favorite blogger reads...." Sunday, January 25, 2009 New music: Fat Joe feat Lil Wayne & Ron Browz - "Winding On Me" Fat Joe, still making it rain? As usual, Joey Crack jumps on whatever the ...