Live: The Cool Kids

The iced-out money mongering that ushered a new school of rap into vogue around the turn of this century has had an adverse effect on the tried-and-true taxonomy -- two MCs and one DJ -- that reigned for much of hip-hop's golden age. Think about it -- two rappers means half the mike time for each, half the attention and, more to the point, half the cash.

By Jeff Weiss

January 21, 2008