WARNING: Some tracks contain explicit lyrics and sexual/adult themes 1. Joyner Lucas Although he’s been releasing music since 2010, this Massachusetts-based rapper didn’t release his record label debut, ADHD, until this year. His thoughtful, socially conscious singles like “I’m Not Racist” and “Devil’s Work” along with teaming up with Chris Brown and Eminem hasn’t hurt […]
Meet 72-year-old Arthur Dubois, a Chicago native who went viral after he taught himself how to produce hip-hop beats as a hobby. Now, he’s caught the eye of young producers who are singing his praises. “I was tampering with it but I wasn’t doing too well and stuck at it,” Dubois told BuzzFeed News. The father to […]
There’s always a new rapper that the kids are all listening to, so it can be hard to keep up! And at times there’s no reason to keep up because a lot of these “hot” or “poppin” artists are here today and gone tomorrow. But there’s one name that doesn’t seem to be going away […]
James “J” Prince, the legendary founder and CEO of Rap-A-Lot Records and Prince Boxing, released an autobiography this summer called, The Art and Science of Respect: A Memoir by James Prince. The book includes photos, and personal stories that detail how a kid from Houston’s 5th ward became the legend that he is today. Price had […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z’s busy schedule as he prepares for global tour got a little busier Tuesday when a New York judge said he must spend a day answering questions from the Securities and Exchange Commission in a financial probe of a company he sold his apparel business to over a decade ago. U.S. […]
Can Eric Holder rally the biggest forces in hip hop to help him to become president if he decides to run in 2020?
In an interview with Complex, actress Lauren London revealed that a sequel to the iconic movie ATL is in the works. According to The Source, she explains that there’s a part two that depicts her characters life in a rising acting career. She played New New alongside rapper T.I. who played Rashad the man she’s romantically interested in. The […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Three women have told the New York Times that music mogul Russell Simmons raped them. In a statement Simmons vehemently denied what he called “these horrific accusations,” saying all his relations have been consensual. https://www.instagram.com/p/BcqZWCsAlfX/?taken-by=unclerush The accusations reported by the Times Wednesday stem from the 1980s and 1990s. One […]
LL Cool J exclusively announces on The Talk that he is launching his own classic hip-hop channel Rock The Bells on SiriusXM radio. “We’re launching a classic hip-hop station on SiriusXM called ‘Rock The Bells Radio,’ he shared. “It’s going to be a place where the OG’s can share their legacy and the new G’s can […]
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, in collaboration with the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), has turned to crowdsourcing for its next ambitious project – a nine-disc chronological compendium of over 120 songs from hip-hop and rap. The “Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap” will contain tracks painstakingly selected by a panel of artists, […]
Mr. Mathew Knowles is one proud daddy! The father of Hip-Hop sensations Beyonce and Solange was beaming with love and admiration today. On an Instagram video posted to his page August 24, 2017, Mr. Knowles explained how proud he was of his daughter Solange. While watching BET’s special of Black Girls Rock the other night […]
Two years since the release of his Grammy Award-winning “To Pimp a Butterfly,” Kendrick Lamar is back with an album as bold and declarative as its title: “DAMN.” And while Lamar grapples with familiar subject matter — God, violence, survival and self-worth among them — the energy has shifted away from the jazz, funk-filled sound […]
