What’s Up! It’s Amir Diamond. Now, I’m not your typical sports watcher…but I think this story is pretty cool. NBA players are teaming up with artists like Bun B, Ma$e, Trina, Dorrough, T-Pain and many more in order to give kids something positive to listen to. FOLLOW @979THEBOX AND @WHOSYOURDIAMOND ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM Shawn […]

Videos

Drake and Lil Wayne are coming to the H on September 27th to perform at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Here’s the official trailer from October’s Very Own:

Chicago rapper Twista has clocked more than twenty years in the hip-hop industry and is still considered an underdog. While some artists would be discouraged…

Waddup, it’s Amir Diamond (@WhosYourDiamond) and I am a HUGE fan of Kid Ink! This dude has flow that actually has substance! [Kid Ink Talks Sports, Tattoos & “My Own Lane” Album With Amir Diamond] He knows how to get the club pumpin too, but his newest visual showcases why he’s more than a king…and […]

Entertainment

On June 4th BET Networks launches THE MESSAGE, a provocative documentary showcasing the influence of hip hop and how its sheer power has changed the sociopolitical…

  50 Cent chimmed in the fake beef between Mayweather and T.I. adding his 2 cents hehehehe! I’m laughing but not laughing at the same time. What’s up with two grown men and fathers at that having beef at their age? Have they lost their marbles? I’m not sure what to say about it all […]

  What up, it’s the @thechile here and I found an artist who has a message in his music by the name of Dee- 1. Dee- 1’s song here… Now this is how I really feel about media, hip-hop and music labels. Most artist nowadays usually focus on trying to become the next Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Drake or they […]

JJ's Blog

Forbes came under fire on twitter by Nikki’s fans and more because of their claim that Iggy Azalea runs hip-hop. Wellst! I don’t know how much I can co-sign that. While she may be talented in her own right I don’t know that its fair to crown her as one who runs hip hop. Forbes […]

  There’s been a lot of buzz on which artist(s) would make this year’s XXL Freshman Cover. Kirko Bangz was one of the young superstars on the magazine’s front page in 2013, so he knows first-hand what it takes to get that well-deserved recognition. Listen to my interview with Kirko to find out who wanted […]

That man Lil Boosie is waisting no time bro! This is his Instagram post of his single art work for  “Heart of a Lion”. This track is on his forthcoming album Touchdown 2 Cause Hell, which  is soon to drop!  July 15th to be exact!  Lil snippet of the single is below- Parental Advisory    

If you were to watch this music video (by Houston’s own JT) on mute, you would probably think it was the typical Hip-Hop movement…and you’d be wrong! I love the fact that if you weren’t really paying attention to the lyrics of this song, you’d think it was something to get you right in the […]

Rapper/businessman 50 Cent has never been one to shy away from sharing his opinion. In a recent interview with MTV UK, 50 opened up about…