Musically, Cincinnati has seen its share of shooting stars in the last decade. A couple were light-years ahead of their time and blew up a few spots, but most disintegrated or got sucked into a bl  

"I haven't had a chance to eat all day," MC Ill Poetic says. "Do you mind that I'm fixing something to eat?" It's 4 in the afternoon, and clearly he's famished. Haphazardly dumping powder  

Ignoring every fundamentalist fiber in his body, Mike tried not to look uncomfortable when she lit the crumpled cigar. As he inhaled, it crackled and flashed a warm amber glow. But he wasn't imp  

As he spoke to artists and panel contributors of the inaugural Cincinnati Hip Hop Summit in mid August, streams of sweat trickled across Richard Mohammad's forehead. Not only was the room exceedi  

L-Born, member of Da Muttss asks, "Where do you see us in five years?" Perhaps it's easy to assume that any Hip Hop band trying to break ground in Cincinnati will be on the "Where are they now  

Words like "underground" are too contrived to describe Tammy Bender's store. It's more like a cavern. Under the guise of being a Hip Hop retailer, True Blue is an unofficial boys' and girls  

There is a 25-year-old urban legend spinning the city. Otherwise known as Daryl Henderson, DJ Mista Rare Groove might as well be Cochise, pourin' it out for the musicians who ain't here and maki  

Are you still down? Remember me? If beat-boxing could speak for itself, perhaps we would be entertaining these questions as food for thought. Once upon a time, long before Hip Hop became sanitized