Thanks to a roster that boasts the likes of Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolboy Q, as well as up and comers like SZA and Isaiah Rashad, Top Dawg Enertainment is one of the most important labels in Hip-Hop. Aligned with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath/Interscope, TDE’s President, Punch, recently offered insight into the crew’s moves, including comparing albums […]
Fans of legendary West Coast icon Tupac “2Pac” Shakur around the world certainly rejoiced at news that a biopic about the late rapper would be coming soon. After ongoing rumors and several false starts, the film finally secured the necessary financial backing and will begin shooting on location in Atlanta in 2014.
Directors Allen and Albert Hughes’ polarizing 1993 classic Menace II Society saw it’s 20th anniversary last week. Tyrin Turner, better known as “Caine,” sat down with Sway and rapper Consequence on this week’s installment of MTV Rap Fix to discuss the film’s effect on culture overall.
There maybe no hotter and simultaneously well respected MC in the game right now than Kendrick Lamar. The Compton rapper was recently featured in Interview magazine, where he gets asked questions by none other than Erykah Badu.
Brad “Scarface” Jordan is reputable in the circles of Hip-Hop. Although the OG hasn’t dropped an official release since 2010, the Houston native’s catalog is still potent. Fans of Scarface know of his famous collaboration with the late Tupac “2Pac” Shakur, and he travels down memory lane in a recent interview about their classic “Smile” […]
YMCMB and Last Kings artist, Tyga, is getting ready to drop his third solo album and second effort under Birdman and Slim’s watch called Hotel California.
Lil Wayne made some pretty heavy claims this past weekend before he went on a rant that has now since gone viral.
Fans of the late Tupac Shakur may have a blessing in the works according with news that that the prolific lyricist’s full catalogue of unreleased tunes could be released to the public in the foreseeable future. This exciting news follows the announcement that the Estate of Tupac Shakur is being placed in the hands of Jampol Artist Management.
Lil Wayne is upset. Last night at the finale for All Star Weekend, Tunechi let a few things off of his chest before leaving the stage at the Beats By Dre party in Houston, TX.
When the Weinstein Company and Loma Vista Recordings unveiled the Django Unchained soundtrack tracklist just weeks ago, brows raised at the idea of a posthumous collaboration between late, great artists James Brown and Tupac Shakur. Finally, the Internets have a chance to hear the track, titled “Unchained (The Payback/Untouchable).”
Tupac Shakur was more than just a rapper, he was a movement. Born Tupac Amaru Shakur, in East Harlem, he would go on to become a staple on the West Coast rap scene. As a child, Pac was pre-disposed to a sociopolitical mindset as the son of active members in the Black Panther Party. Throughout […]
Every music fan can recall a Hip-Hop track or two that will transport them to the days of their youth. No matter if you’re headed to the turn up function or on your commute to and from work, your favorite tunes from back in the day will definitely put you in the right frame of mind.
