Multi-platinum record producer and rising recording artist, Hit-Boy out of the Inland Empire in California has signed a management deal with development powerhouse, The Blueprint Group.
Hip-Hop and drug use is hardly a brand new trend, considering Dr. Dre’s solo debut LP The Chronic, which celebrated weed use, is approaching its 20th year anniversary this coming winter. Yet it seems that beyond the green leaf, coke, PCP and even acid use has been mentioned more than casually over time by a […]
Jay-Z appears on the cover of the upcoming New York Times Style Magazine. In this week’s issue, which should be hitting your doorstep this Sunday, Jay-Z talks with the publication about growing up Hip-Hop. At 42 years of age, Jay-Z is one of the few transcendent artists in 2012 that has grown up with his genre. […]
While a lot of the North East coasts’ rap fanbase was up in Philadelphia for the Made In America festival, the other chunk of hip-hop heads were in New Jersey for Rock The Bells. Artists such as the Wu-Tang Clan, Curren$y, Murs & Fashawn, and plenty of others touched the stage, it was Nas’ set that stole the show. Nas, […]
Hip-Hop helped give DJ Khaled his career, and the Miami dweller dropped a new joint dedicated to the genre. “Hip Hop” is one of the more highly anticipated tracks off his forthcoming Kiss the Ring album, and features Nas, Scarface and DJ Premier. Khaled—who dropped a video chronicling the making of the record earlier in […]
DJ Khaled takes us behind the scenes of the making of one of the more anticipated songs on his new album, Kiss The Ring. In this video, Preemo, Nas, Shaheem Reid, Scarface, and Jadakiss all make cameos while crafting this song which sounds like it is going to turn a lot of heads and ears by the […]
Hip-Hop’s longstanding (and unfortunate) history of homophobia and misogyny has dogged the culture for decades. Yet fans of the genre saw a glimpse of a possible future where gays are accepted in the macho world of the boom and bap after Odd Future crooner and songwriter Frank Ocean bravely admitted his first love was a […]
DJ Premier is one of, if not THEE greatest Hip-Hop producer of all time. So it’s only fitting that Nardwuar delve into the New York legends past on a quick stroll down memory lane. But where exactly do you start? Since arriving on the scene in the mid 80’s and being a lifelong fan of […]
Run-DMC is arguably Hip-Hop’s most legendary group, and its surviving members are getting back together for a reunion concert after ten years apart from each other. Shortly after the passing of their DJ Jam Master Jay, the group formerly disbanded. “We can’t perform anymore. Nobody wants to see Run-DMC without Jay,” Run said in 2002 […]
G.o.D. Jewels made some noise in 2010 with the release of Greatness Opens Doors, particularly with the single ‘All things Go‘, earning him high acclaim from his hometown of Chicago, Illinois. After taking a short hiatus throughout 2011, Jewels returns with Glimpse of Destiny, but before that, he gives you a look through The Looking Glass; a unique […]
Twenty-five years ago today, the Boston Celtics picked local college star Reggie Lewis with the second to last pick in the 1st round of the NBA Draft. The year before, the Boston Celtics were on top of the world. They’d just won the 16th world championship in team history (and 40% of the NBA’s total […]
Pusha T, who made some noise earlier this week with an appearance on Funkmaster Flex’s show, continued his Hot 97 run on Real Late with Peter Rosenberg. The conversation starts with Pusha saying he’s replacing his trademark “Eyuck” for Ric Flair‘s famous “Wooo,” just like he started off with on the “I Don’t Like (Remix).” […]
