The clichéd concept that art can be used as a tool for social justice bears repeating today as a group of teens, affected by gun violence and police brutality, translate their anger into change.
Sisterhood of Hip Hop episode three was a little more tumultuous than previous segments. The drama is slowly reeling in, as each woman strives to set herself a part from the next MC.
Forbes has pinpointed the new leader of Hip-Hop and she happens to be a “white blonde Australian woman,” who goes by the stage name of Iggy Azalea. The 23-year-old rapper is the game’s most exciting “new artist” who again, just so happens to be White.
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots has long been considered one of music’s most knowledgeable minds. Considering Questlove established his foundation drumming for one of the world’s most popular Hip-Hop groups, his thoughts on where the genre is and where it can go are worth observing.
Today Nas’ debut LP Illmatic is regarded as an unadulterated Rap classic and is arguably the greatest Hip-Hop album ever recorded. Nasty Nas was considered the second coming of Rakim and his album was declared a classic months before it ever even surfaced by leading Rap publications like The Source and Rap Pages.
In the ever-growing arena of Hip-Hop, more and more rappers are taking advantage of the World Wide Web to breakthrough into the game. If you’re blind to what’s hot, we’re here to direct you to the tracks that’ll melt your eardrums.
Today, March 12th, marks the 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web. And despite Al Gore’s claims of being the inventor of the Net, we’re here to break down why Sir Tim Berners-Lee forever changed the culture of Hip-Hop.
Lil Kim shocked the world this morning when word broke that the Queen Bee has a baby bee in her stomach.
Although tonight has been a historic and genre-shifting night for Hip-Hop, there could only be one winner in the pantheon of independent-turned-top-40 rap stars.
Four of Hip-Hop’s most important figures have launched a joint effort to erect an arts campus in the famed Bronx borough of New York, where the culture and genre was born. Afrika Bambaataa, Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz and Grand Wizzard Theodore are working in tandem on a fundraising campaign to create the Windows Of Hip […]
“Would You Like A Tour?” participants have been anticipating Drake‘s new song titled “Trophies” for a hot minute. Now, the OVO head honcho has finally satiated audiophiles with the official/CDQ track.
2013 is creeping to a close. While we experienced an immense amount of Hip-Hop struggle this year, there were some highlights that we can look back to that actually moved the culture forward.
