With lean and pills becoming the topic of so many songs nowadays, it makes you forget the days when the green leaf was the only inspiration some of your favorite rappers needed.
KRS-One is one of Hip-Hop’s living legends and still very much a capable artist in his own right. The South Bronx Blastmaster was a guest on CNN‘s “Get Political” series where he discussed police brutality, Trayvon Martin, Freddie Gray and much more.
Since news broke of Diddy reportedly punching and in turn injuring Drake in Miami, one questioned has been asked repeatedly: Why isn’t there any video proof?
We’re going to go ahead and consider this a case where we gotta hear both sides. KRS-One is heard cursing out and threatening his protege MC Funky J in this audio of an argument the two had at an undisclosed date.
Hip-Hop culture just celebrated it’s 40th anniversary earlier this week and shortly afterwards an interesting event happened that highlighted the disconnect between Rap listeners, Hip-Hop fans and its individual contributors & participants. There are those that are too young to remember when verses like Kendrick Lamar’s on Big Sean’s “Control” were a common occurrence and […]
We’ll give the New York Times credit for bigging up the borough of Brooklyn and its importance in Hip-Hop culture, through the lens of gentrification. However, the Grey Lady needed to do a tad bit more fact checking.
Founded by New York producer Marley Marl and late radio personality DJ Mr. Magic in Queens, the Juice Crew featured some of the most influential MC’s of Hip-Hop’s “Golden Age” of the 1980s.
If you are a Hip-Hop historian, this is going to be a pretty enjoyable eight minute watch. Before Hip-Hop DVDs and the internet, N.O.R.E. (now known as P.A.P.I.) carried a camera with him everywhere.
It’s that time of year again. Rock the Bells is back, and this year’s line-up is bigger than ever. RTB jumps off Saturday (Aug. 18), at the N.O.S Events Center in San Bernardino, Calif. Featuring three stages, over 20 acts are billed to perform including the likes of J. Cole, DMX, Eve, Yelawolf, 2 Chainz, […]
Irv Gotti wants to find the next DMX or someone to bring Hip-Hop back to hits hardcore roots.
One of Los Angeles Lakers' superstar LeBron James' most sought-after kicks will finally be available to the public.
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