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More a wake up call then a cry for 911, Hip-hop Is Dead finds Nas firmly entrenched in the role of elder statesman of hip-hop as he implores fans, artists and wannabe rap stars to remember what hip-hop culture is.

Barely-adult pop-rapper Bow Wow desperately wants to deal with adult subject matter, but for some reason his latest set The Price Of Fame, falls between the buttcrack of juvenile and mature.

byline by Donna Prima, interview by Ifè Oshun

26 year-old Johnta (pronounced zhan-tay) Austin is a Grammy-winning songwriter who made a name for himself penning hits such as Toni Braxton's "Just Be A Man (About It)" (2000), Aaliyah's "Miss You (I Miss You)" (2002), Mariah Carey's mega-hit "We Belong Together" (2005) and one of the biggest hits of 2006, Mary J Blige's "Be Without You."