Fredro Starr News

Apr. 2, 2013 - BOCA RATON, Fla. -- American R&B singer Adina Howard, who rose to prominence in the mid-1990s with her debut album "Do You Wanna Ride?" joins Hip-Hop, R&B label Monarchy Records, a Division of the Spectra Music Group.

Swagger-free, highly skilled hip-hop artists made some serious noise around these parts in 2012 and, judging by the updates we've culled here, 2013 should be another banner year for Ocean State hip-hop. I am proud to get more and more hip-hop coverage on this page, hence the two-part spread .

Right now, Death Grips are better known for their boner-featuring album art for No Love Deep Web and their decision to self-release for free their major-label debut than for their music.

Onyx's shouting, in-your-face brand of high-volume rapping proved to be more at home in the slam pit than on the dancefloor and brought the rap quartet instant chart success.