Articles by Luke Fox

Murs

Love & Rockets Vol. 1: The Transformation

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2011

If producer Ski Beatz (formerly DJ Ski and before that, MC Will-Ski of Original Flavor) were a point guard, he'd be prone to hot streaks wh...

Murs

PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2011

In 1997, Damon Dash and friend/producer Ski Beatz were high off working on a certified classic hip-hop album. The momentum of Jay-Z's debut...

Royce Da 5'9" Wraps New Solo LP, Preps Slaughterhouse Onslaught

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2011

Royce Da 5'9" may have just recently released the acclaimed Bad Meets Evil EP, Hell: The Sequel, with Eminem, but Detroit's prolific, pugil...

Bad Meets Evil's Royce da 5'9"

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2011

The backpack rap crowd of the late '90s salivated for a full-length collaboration between devilish wordplay mates Eminem and Royce da 5'9"...

Big K.R.I.T.

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2011

He may only be 24 years old, but Meridian, Mississippi's Justin Scott is making some of the most mature rap music today ― and, so far...

Royce Da 5'9" Talks Bad Meets Evil, Explains How the Bruno Mars-Equipped "Lighters" Got Lit

PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2011

Eminem and Royce Da 5'9" first came together as Bad Meets Evil in 1999 for the single "Nuttin' to Do" / "Scary Movie," when the hip-hop und...

Random Axe

Random Axe

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2011

Whispers of the Random Axe formation from two of hip-hop's grimiest, knuckles-up MCs (Sean Price and Guilty Simpson) with one of its nastie...

Slaughterhouse

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2011

Things are looking up for Slaughterhouse, the crew of super-lyricists comprised of Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, Royce da 5'9" and Crooked I. Ea...