Irv Gotti Says Drake’s Album Makes Him Want a New DMX, Jay-Z, or Ja Rule

Irv Gotti Says Drake’s Album Makes Him Want a New DMX, Jay-Z, or Ja Rule

Irv Gotti is worried about the state of hip-hop after Drake’s new dance album Honestly, Nevermind. The Murder Inc. co-founder caught up with TMZ while hailing a cab from Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday. While he emphasized […]

300 Entertainment, Atlantic Records Execs Urge Broader ‘Rap Music on Trial’ Bill

300 Entertainment rap music on trial bill

Photo Credit: Paper Magazine YouTube 300 Entertainment and Atlantic Records executives are calling for broader legal reforms like New York’s ‘Rap Music on Trial’ bill. 300 Entertainment CEO Kevin Liles and Atlantic Records COO Julie […]

Pavement is back, and Stephen Malkmus promises he’s excited

Pavement members pose on a park bench.

Thirty years ago this week, Pavement released its debut album, “Slanted and Enchanted”; seven years after that, the band dropped its fifth and final LP, “Terror Twilight.” The two records bookended one of the greatest […]

UCLA announces ambitious “Hip Hop Initiative” with Chuck D

A rapper performs in front of an American flag

Two years ago at the California African American Museum in downtown Los Angeles, three titans of East Coast rap converged for a roundtable: influential “Paid in Full” rapper Rakim; Public Enemy’s cofounder Chuck D; and […]