Questlove has set out to prove Hip-Hop Is History with his new book, out June 11th via his own AUWA Books imprint. Co-written with his longtime collaborator Ben Greenman, Hip-Hop Is History leans on Questlove’s experience as […]
The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from J. Cole, Earthgang, and more. I’m not sure how highly readers of this column had been anticipating Earthgang’s new EP Robophobia, but it’s […]
The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Gunna, Polo G, Schoolboy Q, and more. While it’s a slim week for new album releases, there are singles galore to check out, […]
The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from GloRilla, Latto, Little Simz, and more. This week in hip-hop was light but action-packed. Obviously, the biggest news this week had nothing to […]
Stacker dove into Grammy nominations, Billboard charts, and Spotify and Last.fm data to quantify the Recording Academy’s predisposition to hip-hop. – Kevin Winter // Getty Images Rahul Mukherjee On Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc […]
The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Gunna, Lil Dicky, Saweetie, and more. The third week of 2024 brought a few underground gems, along with some fun quirks like Lil […]
Between Pusha T, Kendrick Lamar, Anthony Fantano, and many more, we’ve heard some pretty good Drake disses over the years. But now, Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) is giving everyone a run for their money […]
Kerry Washington is doing hip-hop pilates – in her workout clothes. In a new video the Scandal star shows off her flat abs in a sports bra and leggings while executing a bunch of pilates […]
The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Bas, Latto, Lil Dicky and more. With just three weeks left in 2023, it looks like all the big releases are behind, but […]
Billboard exclusively revealed that MTV is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with MTV Unplugged Presents: A Hip-Hop 50th Celebration of Jersey’s Finest on Thursday, December 14 at 9 p.m. EST/PST. On Friday, December […]
Hip-hop in 2023 was largely a game of hard left turns and stylistic leaps of faith. From Doja Cat’s bridge-burning fourth album Scarlet to Lil Uzi Vert’s wildly experimental Pink Tape, hip-hop artists went out […]
The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Bas, Flo Milli, Sexyy Red, and more. We’ve made it, y’all. The year is almost over, and although that means the release of […]
When Drake announced the surprise release of his “Scary Hours 3” EP — in an elaborate, two-minute trailer posted on Instagram — mere hours before it dropped at midnight on Friday, I could barely muster […]
The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Gunna, Jeezy, Rapsody, and more. This week sees the return of two of hip-hop’s finest female rappers after some time away. In addition […]
The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from City Girls, Gucci Mane, Rexx Life Raj, and more. A busy, buzzy week in hip-hop kicked off with Mr. October’s Very Own himself, […]
Courtesy of MC Sha-RockCourtesy of MC Sha-Rock There are a lot of firsts associated with MC Sha-Rock, hip-hop’s “mother of the mic.” The Bronx, NY, native is the first female MC in hip-hop history and […]
Lil Wayne insisted it is impossible for new artists to “break” without social media. The ‘Lollipop’ hitmaker – whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. – acknowledged “real talent” is still essential in order […]
This month marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. While the official birthday is August 11th, 2023, we’ll be commemorating five decades of this culture-defining movement with a month-long celebration. From unique artist interviews to insightful […]
Nicki Minaj allegedly didn’t let the makers of a hip-hop docuseries license her music. Netflix executives released a trailer for the forthcoming docuseries, Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop, on Tuesday and it […]
Netflix has shared a trailer for its upcoming docuseries Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop, which will tell the history of the genre through a new lens, giving credit to the countless women […]