Rappers on Vice

Pen Pals

Bert Meets a Real Rapper Who’s a Year Out of Prison

A lotta dudes in prison are rappers, but I don’t pay them much mind. But in the case of SunBlaze, I had a feeling that he was serious bizness—the way he kept to himself, quietly writing and not talking a lotta shit like lotsa dudes do. He got out last May and has been doing very well, holding down a job, following the rules, and putting out new music. Full story

Meet the Nieratkos

Hip-Hop Isn’t Dead, It’s Just Repackaged

Skateboarding ruined hip-hop, and Lil Wayne sucks, but at least we have our CDs and cassettes from the 90s to drown our sorrows. Full story

Noisey

A Christmas Message from Big Boi - The Grinch

Big Boi aka Daddy Fat Sax aka Sir Lucious Left Foot aka one half of the mighty OutKast stopped by the VICE office to entertain all the good little girls and boys with Dr. Seuss's Christmas classic, 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas.' Full story

Metta World Peace Declares War on Good Rap

Metta World Peace's newest single, “Represented,” was released yesterday. Not to get all “Professional Rap Critic” on you, but the song sucks a gazillion dog dicks. It's almost as bad as everything else the guy formerly known as Ron Artest has done. Full story

Gunplay Doesn't Fear the Pine Box or Prison

Gunplay has an intensity that is unmatched in hip-hop, and an appetite for drugs and trouble to go with it. I talked with him while he was on house arrest about whether that same fire that has brought him to prominence as an artist could eventually destroy him. Full story

Taji's Mahal: Summer Roll

This roll of film has been hibernating inside of my camera just like the lurkers on the streets did for the weird ass winter we just had. Here are some photos of my friends, the weirdos I see on the street and occasional groups of rappers with a midget. Full story

A Handy Pocket Guide to the Foreign Translations of Rap Names

This is exactly what you need for those times when you're in a Malaysian Target searching for a remastered reissue of Pretty Tony's "Ironman." Full story

I Tried to Create Some Tumblr Rap Memes

Get rich, die tryin', or just Photoshop some pictures of rappers and see if Urban Outfitters will give you a book deal. Full story

VICE and Serengeti's Alter-Ego, Kenny Dennis, Interview Each Other

Passing notes with Kenny Dennis, um, we mean Serengeti. Full story

Shiny Grills

Chamillionaire & The Tooth Fairy

Rappers are just big kids, right? They dress in those enormous, oversized T-shirts and baggy trousers like little children wearing their dad's clothes. They also love shiny things. Full story