by Jeff Gertsman (GiantBomb)--Attempts to bring rapping to game consoles in karaoke form have, to this point, either been completely half-assed or relegated to one or two tracks tossed into a more traditional rhythm game. 4mm Games and Terminal Reality are out to change that with Def Jam Rapstar. I got a chance to see it in action, and it looks pretty promising.

by Chris Watters (Gamespot)--Though there may be a proliferation of music games on store shelves these days, there is a distinct shortage of games that predominantly feature hip-hop. Enter developer Terminal Reality and the newly formed development studio 4mm Games.