Akon
Mastering both hip-hop and R&B, Akon’s musical convictions keep him out of trouble and on the charts.
Soul Star
With homegrown beats, Food & Liquor made Lupe Fiasco 2006’s “it” MC.
Nitti & Yung Joc
Nitti Yung Joc “it’s going down”
Reefa
THE GAME f/ junior reid “it’s okay (one blood)”
Royal Flush
Armed with golden ears kon & amir raid their favorite record shop.
When Worlds Collide
Known for putting a hole in the hoe-zone, the Ying Yang Twins & Mr. Collipark have teamed up with Wyclef Jean on their new album, Chemically Imbalanced. Prepare for global warming.

Contents: Sept/Oct 2007
Take a look inside the latest issue of Scratch.
Wyclef Jean: Till Death Do Us Part
When it comes to global pop, Wyclef Jean is still killin’ ’em. but with a resurrected interest in rap, can this former Fugee bring his spark back to hip-hop?
DJ Toomp: The Last Laugh
From pumping bass to laying the trap, veteran producer DJ Toomp has ushered Atlanta hip-hop through the ages. Ha-ha! You can’t tell him nothin’.
Warning: Saigon
Scratch takes you inside Saigon’s long-delayed Atlantic debut The Greatest Story Never Told
Front Lines: Phunk Dawg
Meet the producer behind Hurricane Chris’ “A Bay Bay”
In Control: Erick Sermon & Keith Murray
Come inside the EPMD producer’s studio as he makes a beat for Keith Murray from scratch.
Contents: JULY/AUGUST 2007
Take a look inside the latest issue of Scratch.
DJ Khaled: Victory
He wasn’t born or raised in the county of Dade, but DJ Khaled has become the Miami movement’s loudest supporter.









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