Posted on 08/04/2008
With their latest release, The Bridge EP, garnering the group more attention than ever before, and their recent addition as opening act for indie hip-hop legends Hieroglyphics, it looks like another one of our own is on the cusp of breaking into a new sphere of success. Tanya Morgan is on the grind, having come a long way since the trio first linked up through Okayplayer’s message boards. ...

Posted on 07/28/2008
If you ask any rapper to come out of Chicago in the last 15 years, they can tell you how much of a hustle it is to break out.  In a game where connections make success happen faster, the reality in Chicago is rather inverted. You can know all the top heads, producers, and visionaries in the game, and still be a nobody- or a second class citizen- if you...

Posted on 07/22/2008
Skillz is something of an anomaly in hip-hop – he’s managed to maintain a healthy music career over the better part of two decades, and yet in many respects, his new album The Million Dollar Backpack is akin to a release from an up-and-coming artist.

Posted on 07/18/2008
OKP recently set GoodTimeGirl (a.k.a. Tina Farris, a.k.a. Roots Tour Manager Extraordinaire) up to talk with Khia, Queen of the South, Thug Misses.  Read about her encounter with the lady who isn’t afraid to tell it like it is.

Posted on 07/15/2008
In the wake of a controversial album title and numerous leaks of cuts from the Untitled Disc, Nasir Jones in undaunted. He's awaiting the release of what he calls "one of the most important albums that I've made since Illmatic."  Nas walks a different walk, and has different tastes, be it producers, or his favorite MCs. He's definitely comfortable with his art, his position in the hip-hop game, and his...