The fight for making gay marriage legal around the country has found its youngest supporter. Kameron Slade, 10, offered up a speech before ew York City Council members on why he believes that homos-xual couples should be allowed to marry, Wednesday (July 25). The Queens native stood before politicians more than twice his age, as […]
West Coast wordsmith Ras Kass is without a doubt one of Hip-Hop’s best lyricists. The veteran rap slinger has toiled on the underground of late but kept his name in the conversation with his fourth album A.D.I.D.A.S. (All Day I Dream About Spittin) in 2010 and a street album this year, Spit No Evil with Doc Hollywood. […]
Kid Cudi has had a tumultuous relationship with the entertainment industry, but when it comes to making music, he couldn’t be more focused. As he preps the release of his third album, Indicud, the rapper has revealed that he will add members of the G.O.O.D. Music roster plus a host of other big names, including […]
This past year and change, Hip-Hop became acquainted with a diverse group of West Coast MCs who with their powers combined are known as Black Hippy. XXL Magazine recently caught up with the crew, which is comprised of Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q and Ab-Soul for a photo shoot. Luckily for us, XXL provided us with some behind the scenes […]
XV has been hard at work for the past couple of months. After dropping his mixtape Popular Culture, he followed up strong with his Awesome! EP which is available now. “Swervin,” is a track off of his new EP and it features fast cars, fast drugs and faster women. The video is pretty crisp so do yourself a favor […]
The Maybach Music Group crew take us on the wild ride that they’ve been on since their controversial press conference in their new video for “Power Circle.” Dre Films takes us behind the scenes of the aforementioned conference, the listening session at Sin City, Summer Jam and more. Kendrick Lamar makes a guest appearance and a suited […]
During his performance at PowerHouse this past weekend, Kendrick Lamar announced the release date of his forthcoming Good Kid In a Mad City. The TDE and Aftermath/Interscope MC’s major label debut will be landing on October 2nd. The follow up to the critically acclaimed Section.80 will feature mostly in house production with confirmed guests including Dr. Dre, […]
Black Hippy has yet to release their debut, but according to ScHoolboy Q, the project is on its way. With the members of BH –comprised of ScHoolboy, Ab-Soul, Kendrick Lamar, and Jay Rock –busy with solo-stardom, all of the components have to be perfect before they drop the album. “Once we make that sh-t a […]
L. A. radio station, Power 106’s annual PowerHouse concert was chocked full of rap stars, with Tyga sitting at the top of the heap. Young Money’s resident West Coaster headlined the event, held at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Saturday (June 23), and had more than a few tricks up his sleeve.
Call it an urban myth, or the biggest prank in Hip-Hop, but either way you slice it, the alleged release of Dr. Dre’s Detox album is the biggest question mark in music. Yesterday, 50 Cent was asked when the album will come out, and to be honest even the G-Unit rapper himself has no clue. […]
It’s do or die for Dom Kennedy. With the release of his 6th project, adding to a solid catalog, the Cali MC proves he can live up to the hype earned with releases like 25th Hour and FutureStreet/DrugSound. Boasting star studded guest verses from Kendrick Lamar, Freddie Gibbs, Rick Ross, Too $hort and production from Chase […]
The homie XV has been on fire recently since dropping his new mixtape Popular Culture. The Kansas native recently ran by The Source‘s offices and talked about a subject near and dear to your boy’s heart: rap and wrestling. Drawing a lot from this story, XV sees plenty of comparisons in today’s hip-hop scene and […]
