A hot emcee is usually a title reserved for a resident of the extreme east and west coasts (respectively). But a short trip east on I-10 from Los Angeles to Phoenix, Arizona will bring you to a place that has quietly become as hot in the hip hop game as the local temperature readings. Ironically, one of the hottest artists to rise from the baked terra firma of the region pays homage in his name to one of the coldest regions on the planet.