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The S.J. Boyz started off as a local group, consisting of 20-year-old Sho-Sho (in the middle), 22-year-old Smoke (on the right), and 19-year-old Test, under the management of Smoke’s father, Jimmy Ray. With the release of their recent hits “Shoulder Jerkin” and “501 Levis”, they have taken a dance and created a trend and fan base. They've performed from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Atlanta to Texas, and soon plan on hitting the rest of the nation. With co-signs from radio personalities Hollyhood Bay Bay and Jabber-Jaws, and steady airplay from both radio stations 99.7 KMJJ and rival 103.7 The Beat, these boys are hitting the radio and streets hard.

With gossip websites popping up on the daily, an artist has a snowball''s chance in Hell of shielding their personal life and feelings from the prying eyes of the public. But Peeping Tom''s are in luck. Wearing nothing but a soulful voice and sensuality, one songstress is more than willing to strip down to the truth and bare it all.

Time is of the essence, and when your name is Rick Ross, every publication wants a piece of it. With his media blitz in full swing for the support of Deeper Than Rap, "The Boss" decided to chop it up with TheRealnessMagazine.com for a quick Q&A.

Nowadays, rapping about material things - such as clothes and shoes - is about as original as having T-Pain on your hook. But for Shreveport, LA artist Blitz, taking a common thing and rapping about it can open up privileged doors. The catchy single "J-Walk" - an ode to the popular Jordan shoe line - has allowed the 22-year-old to be co-signed by the hottest DJ in his city, heard across the map, and have a nationally-distributed album. Not bad for a cat who wrote the song because he didn't have anything better to write about. In this exclusive interview, the budding star talks college, Shreveport's possible rise to ATL proportions, and business relationships, including one that took a turn for the worse.

There is no strength like that of a woman, and lady rhymer Young Nisa is flexing her muscle these days. The regimen of juggling a daily variety of endeavors coupled with the release of her Black Diamonds mixtape has placed the rapper-turned-radio personality in a weight class all her own.