2014 marks the 25th anniversary of De La Soul’s classic debut album 3 Feet High and Rising. In celebration of their two-and-a-half decades of groundbreaking, innovative hip-hop, the trio of Posdnous, Maseo and Dave are releasing their entire catalog for free download today (February 14th.) The downloads will be available on De La Soul’s official website.
Kanye West’s critically-acclaimed debut album The College Dropout turned ten years old this week, and numerous media and entertainment outlets looked back on the rapper’s first project with fond memories. As for West himself, he tweeted extensively about what his first album means to him and shared his perspective on the last decade of his career.
Baby Boomers across America are giddy this week, as musical events and commemorative TV specials are planned in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the
It’s been ten years. Ten years since the awkward, quasi-suburban kid with the sweaters, bookbag and a major inferiority complex bum-rushed the rap game. Kanye
2014 marks the 25th anniversary of Big Daddy Kane‘s classic sophomore album, It’s A Big Daddy Thing. The project cemented Kane’s status as a hip-hop
If you like hip-hop with lyrics that make you think, then SubT is the place you need to be on a Tuesday night. Sounds by
Coming almost exactly one year after Dr. Dre’s smash solo debut, The Chronic, Snoop’s first album arrived at a unique moment in rap history.
“Player’s Ball” changed the hip-hop landscape like only a handful of singles had before. In the same way that Run-D.M.C.’s “It’s Like That” announced the end of hip-hop’s first wave and the start of a new, more aggressive brand of rap; and in the same way that Dr. Dre’s “Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang” put G-Funk and Death Row Records at the forefront of hip-hop visibility, “Player’s Ball” was the opening shot from a city that would soon become the center of hip-hop in the new millennium.
On June 25, 2009, pop music lost its biggest icon. Michael Jackson‘s legacy has cast an enormous shadow over popular music and culture; and his
The Wu-Tang Clan is one of hip-hop’s most beloved groups. They are also one of hip-hop’s most unstable and volatile groups. The surviving eight members
One of the top voices of our generation, Toni Braxton helped to celebrate the 50th anniversary of historical radio station WVON. Braxton performed some of
2003 was an important year for hip-hop. It was a year that veteran stars made their last significant artistic statements, hit makers established their pre-eminence,
Naughty By Nature is one of the most beloved -90s hip-hop acts for good reason. The trio of Treach, Vin Rock and Kay Gee churned
It’s been a year. It was during last year’s Grammy weekend that the world discovered that pop icon Whitney Houston had died at the Beverly
Some landmark albums turned 20 this past year, so at the risk of making some people feel really old and some others feel really young, here are 10 classic albums that crossed the two-decade mark in 2012
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have been a beacon of light for the African American community since coming to the spotlight almost
In 1992, Barack and Michelle Obama became one. In honor of their 20th anniversary, rolling out takes a look at what life was like for
My whole family was on edge…all we could do was pray.
V103’s DJ Infamous celebrated his anniversary last night at Diamonds of Atlanta alongside Ludacris, Monica Brown, Scrappy and other Atlanta celebrities. Ludacris and his girlfriend,
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are celebrating their 19th wedding anniversary today. Married Oct. 3, 1992, the president was a lecturer at
