
These days it's almost impossible to just do what you do well. The world is seeing a return to the Renaissance age when you have to try your hand at more extracurricular activities than an over-budgeted private high school has to offer. Gone are the days when rappers maybe started a clothing brand and left it at that. 50 Cent is now a licensed boxing promoter in New York, every other rapper has his own headphone line, and Lil Wayne is lost in his sk8er world. So Hit-Boy's switch from a producer to emcee isn't a big deal, [...]