KRS-One is moving to the birthplace of hip-hop to celebrate the genre’s 50th anniversary this year. According to a press release, the legendary hip-hop pioneer is launching Birthplaceofhiphop.nyc, a new initiative where the Boogie Down […]
Getty Image Mass Appeal’s Hip-Hop 50 celebration continues with a new EP, this one produced and curated by Swizz Beatz. The Hip Hop 50: The Soundtrack series kicked off last year with DJ Premier‘s Hip-Hop […]
The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Black Thought, Ice Spice, and more. Rap royals Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj teamed up this week, producing a pugnacious remix to Ice’s […]
The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Drake, Rae Sremmurd, and more. Better late than never; last Friday’s column landed on a Wednesday due to holidays and other work that […]
Brandon Deener, former producer for hip-hop and R&B royalty such as Timbaland, Missy Elliot and Lil Wayne, wears the multi-hyphenate badge well. He’s now known more as a visual artist and musician among other titles, […]
Throughout this week, we have been honoring the current landscape of hip-hop media. We presented our power ranking of 25 hip-hop media personalities from podcasters to Twitch streamers that proves how much the rad media […]
If Daryl Campbell, better known as Taxstone, wasn’t in jail, he’d probably be a top contender in our Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking list. Campbell was one of the first to present off-the-cuff commentary on life, […]
The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from DJ Drama, Tyler The Creator, and more. This week is an utter bonanza for rap fans. In addition to new tracks from Quavo, […]
Jay-Z’s net worth soars to $2.5 billion ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia ) Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z has seen his net worth soar to a new height. He boasts a fortune of $2.5 billion. According to […]
Photo Credit: Warner Music Group Warner Music Czech Republic has renewed its partnership and invested in local hip-hop label Mike Roft. Warner Music Czech Republic announces the renewed partnership and investment in leading hip-hop label […]
The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from EST Gee, Lil Keed, and more. Now that the Grammys and Oscars are out of the way, expect to see the release schedule […]
Photo Credit: James Farrell for Amazon Music Amazon Music has announced two new shows to highlight hip-hop and Latin music. Rotation Roundtable will focus on highlighting hip-hop music, while La Semanal Live will focus on […]
The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Blxst, G Perico, and more. It’s a bit of another slow week, which means another opportunity for rap fans to dig into some […]
Compared to the same time last year, it may not feel like hip-hop has been quite as productive. It’s been a great year for indie releases; Greedo came home with a new mixtape, underground faves […]
The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Dreamville, Masego, Slowthai, and more. After what seemed to be a slow couple of months to start the year, things really picked up […]
Ice-T was “nervous” before performing as part of the all-star tribute to hip-hop music at the 2023 Grammy Awards. During the ceremony staged in Los Angeles last month, artists including Run-DMC, Public Enemy, Queen Latifah, […]
Nike is commemorating 50 years of hip-hop in a very special way: Sneaker News has revealed that Nike is dropping a special set of Air Force 1 Lows, in honor of the beloved genre’s 50th […]
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The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Metro Boomin, Latto, and more. Throughout the week, Black Thought and El Michels Affair got in the Valentine’s Day mood, Reuben Vincent and […]
From Professor X’s hat to Spike Lee merch and the Thom Browne dress Doja Cat wore on the red carpet in 2022, Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous, a new exhibition at New York’s Museum at FIT, […]