What's it like to be on top of the world? Fast cars, fast women, fast money- so they say. Always moving, always working, always playing, and always doing. Since arriving on the scene in 2000, Cornell Nelly Haynes, leader of St. Louis' St. Lunatics crew, has taken his Country Grammar-sparked hip hop success and parlayed it into a mini-empire including a number of profitable ventures: fashion (Apple Bottoms, Vokal), real estate (Sky Box sports club), beverages (Pimp Juice), charity (Jes Us For Jackie, named for his sister who died of leukemia in 2005) and franchise co-ownership (NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, with Bob Johnson and Michael Jordan). It's been a long time since Nelly's eclectic Tim McGraw country-hop collabo was on the radio. One might forget that the melodic MC still makes music for a living. After the failure of his 2007 single 'Wadsyaname', Nelly was more visible playing celebrity poker or starring in ads for Sean John. But he's returning to the music that started it all, and seeking to re-position himself at the top of a new era in hip hop. Nelly, a down-to-earth superstar if there ever was one (he simply loves football and collecting sneakers, of which he has well over a thousand), speaks of his goal of dominating the charts again, staying motivated in business while maintaining a romance, and not getting caught up in the madness of modern rap...

Kardinal Offishall is undeniably one of the greatest artists in Canadian urban music. Staying lyrically hard-hitting, branching outside of his genre and consistently having a hunger for innovation has won him awards, fans and a prominent spot in the country’s hip-hop scene. He's been designated “Canada’s Hip-Hop Ambassador”, by critics, a prestigious title he often brushes off as being too much for one man....

The most hated rap group in the world is back and aiming for heads with their new full-length album Terminate on Sight. With Young Buck permanently out of the group, 50, Banks and Yayo feel G-Unit is stronger than ever. The crew now has one more name to add to their long list of industry enemies. They fully called out Buck in our interview as Banks and Yayo went on about their former group member, the Game, their record label, and oh yeah, their new album...