Lil Flip: U Gotta Feel Him Wednesday - March 24, 2004 | Comments: 0 Southern rap is at an all-time high, as far as popularity. From Texas, Scarface and the Ghetto Boys helped pave the way and the same state has a new reason ... full story
Crooked I: Stranded On Death Row Friday - February 27, 2004 | Comments: 0 The year was 1999 when Death Row Records had acquired a new rap phenom from Long Beach, California. The young man, who would be given the responsibility to ... full story
Amir: Lyrical Terrorist Wednesday - January 28, 2004 | Comments: 1 Amir Mogadam knows a thing or two about luck and brushes with death. Call it fate or faith, but in any case, not many people are fortunate enough to survive ... full story
Anthony Hamilton: Where He's Going Tuesday - January 27, 2004 | Comments: 0 Fresh off a great promo tour and ready to get back at it, Anthony Hamilton shows great spirit and a definitive drive. His music can be called Countrified Soul, ... full story
X-Ecutioners: Scratch 101 Saturday - January 17, 2004 | Comments: 0 The science of the scratch has came an extremely long way since it's coined inventor, Grandwizard Theodore, first stumbled upon the rubbing of a record to create ... full story
Twista: Speed Bump! (100 MPH) Friday - January 16, 2004 | Comments: 0 On the third attempt to land an interview with Twista, things finally worked out. There was a great interest in getting at him, even before the single "Slow ... full story
Planet Asia: The Grand Opening Thursday - January 8, 2004 | Comments: 0 Location is always a huge role in the scheme of things, being that Fresno, California barely rings a bell in the ears of hip-hop heads. Jason Green, aka Planet ... full story
David Banner: The New South Monday - January 5, 2004 | Comments: 0 The dirty South spearheaded a regional revolution in hip-hop, and Mr. David Banner was at the forefront of the assault. He, along with other veteran artists, ... full story
GZA: Legend Of The Swords Friday - December 26, 2003 | Comments: 0 The year is 2004. In this day and age, hip-hop music comes in all forms, shapes, sounds, etc. But when the Wu-Tang Clan was introduced to the world in ... full story
Gloria "Glory" Velez: The Double Threat Saturday - December 13, 2003 | Comments: 0 Gloria Velez, you might recognize the name, you might not. But, one thing is for sure, you know the face. She's been in every major video you can think of, ... full story
Raekwon: The Recipe Tuesday - December 9, 2003 | Comments: 0 How could the hip-hop world forget the end of 1993? That was when the Wu-Tang Clan debuted with their harmonious/revolutionary album. They were a collective ... full story
Dan The Automator: The Art Of Producing Friday - December 5, 2003 | Comments: 0 Producer Dan The Automator's beats have graced the worksof Heiroglyphics, Kool Keith and Prince Paul, among others. But, hip-hop isn't the only genre the beatmaker ... full story
Elephant Man: Warrior Tusks Wednesday - December 3, 2003 | Comments: 0 On the week of Elephant Man's Atlantic release, BallerStatus.com was one of the few fortunate e-media outlets to get an opportunity to meet with him face-to-face. ... full story
Young Buck: G-Unit's Newest Soldier Friday - November 14, 2003 | Comments: 1 After the leader of the G-Unit embarked on a solo career with phenomenal success, there was troops waiting in the mist for their time to shine. 50 Cent wasted ... full story
Rza: Birth Of A Prince Friday - November 14, 2003 | Comments: 0 The Wu's commander-in-chief is back. He's prepping a new solo album, titled Birth Of A Prince, and the producer/rapper is here to make a statement.After putting ... full story
WC: Terrorist Threats Tuesday - October 28, 2003 | Comments: 0 Ice Cube, Mack 10 and WC created havoc amongst critics and even directly offended the East Coast on their debut, Bow Down. Regrouping, 7 years later, the Westside ... full story
Editorials & Columns Hustle Harder: Please Vent The other day I called my friend Ariel (who is also my main engineer) and spoke to him about some problems I was facing. ... full story
Beyond Hip-Hop Shopping Guide: July 2008 Every so often we put together a shopping guide for all you avid visitors of BallerStatus.com. Here's out latest edition ... full story
