Exclusive Interview: Two-Minutes with Trina
Katrina ‘Trina’ Taylor has a catalogue of songs that could make a pornstar blush. The Miami beauty first defiled our auditory canals thirteen-years ago on the Trick Daddy hit ”Nann N**ga” and has since built on that legacy with a catalogue of sordid songs that include “Da Baddest Bitch”, “Dang-A-Lang” and “Good Pussy”.
Now the Diamond Princess has plans to make even more people blush with Amazin’ cosmetics - a company she launched last year alongside her album of the same name. The 32 year-old rapper recently sat with Rhyme & Reason Magazine to discuss this foray into cosmetics and her key rule for protecting the Trina brand.
Check out our short Q&A after the jump: Continue reading »
Yelawolf: Shady’s Deadliest Catch
Not all rappers were hustlers or correctional officers prior to striking platinum in the music business. In this Rhyme & Reason exclusive, Eminem’s latest addition to the Shady Records roster - Alabama rapper Yelawolf - details his vocational past as a deep sea fisherman in the pernicious Bering Sea, risking life and limb for the promise of a major payday. Continue reading »
Who Shot Ya? Zach Wolfe
There are few photographers whose portfolio include covers for publications as diametric as XXL Magazine and Time Magazine. In fact, Zach Wolfe may stand alone with that accomplishment.
The Atlanta-based photographer [by way on Iowa] has fashioned a career from chronicling urban culture from his Black Hollywood base camp, supplying the visuals that will forever accompany the defining career moments of his famous subjects. And his subjects are famous: Lil Wayne, T.I., Janelle Monae, Ludacris, B.o.B, T-Pain… they have all posed before Wolfe’s lense.
Rhyme & Reason recently invited Zach Wolfe to share the stories behind six of his favourite photographs. Simply select a photo from the thumbnails below for Zach’s personal narration of each shoot.
