Various outlets are reporting Lil B will be bringing his very rare, very based brand of lecturing to Carnegie Mellon University. The wildest part is this isn’t the first time the Based God has enlightened the masses at an institution of higher learning.
Tuesday (October 14), the 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards aired and per usual, the rap cyphers were the biggest draw.
Ahead of the 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards, which airs on October 14 at 8 PM, comes the official lineup for the cypher.
Southern MC Big K.R.I.T. is releasing what’s called the The Underground Edition, a limited-edition mixtape set featuring all four of his acclaimed mixtapes: K.R.I.T. Wuz Here, Return Of 4eva, 4eva N A Day, and King Remembered In Time.
The music industry is a cold game. Hip-Hop was built on sampling and once the music became profitable, that’s when the lawsuits began to flourish.
The second week of May means the summer months are creeping closer, and we all know nice weather usually brings about some quality rap records (at least a few). As such, Hip-Hop Wired’s “Beatmakers“ series is back with a new round of names behind the music that you should know.
Hip-Hop fans were all warm and fuzzy last week after seeing photos of former Roc-A-Fella bosses Jay Z and Damon Dash kicking it at a mutual associate’s birthday party. Although it wasn’t officially billed as the pair reuniting, it did prove that feuds in the rap game don’t last forever.
Lecrae is back with new rhymes on Church Clothes 2, a sequel to his critically acclaimed 2012 mixtape. Hosted by DJ Don Cannon, this is the Houston-born MC’s first project since his Grammy-winning album Gravity.
Trinidad James recently informed the world that “the south runs New York musically.” Accordingly, the rant drew a lot of heat from Maino (who threatened to take Jame$ to a dentist), Smoke DZA and others. The struggle rapper has since responded with “L.I.A.A.R.S.”, which has fueled more conversation about the regionalism in Hip-Hop.
Highly regarded and respected Christian Hip-Hop music artist Lecrae has announced that he is dropping a new mixtape, Church Clothes 2, in November. The sure to be highly anticipated projected will be hosted by DJ Don Cannon.
David Banner is set to join the likes of Mariah Carey and Oprah Winfrey on the film The Butler. Directed by Lee Daniels, the film is inspired by the Washington Post article about a man who worked as a butler for eight different presidents.