Lupe Fiasco recently released his fourth album, Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album. Although some critics have viewed the album as a bit
The 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards will take place in Atlanta this weekend. Rolling out was on hand at the Civic Center as Rick Ross
Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music crew had the most impressive week in hip-hop. Cruel Summer sold 200,000 copies in the first week. Although the
In this week’s new hip-hop songs, T.I. takes it back to The Trap; J. Cole raps over a head nodding sample of Cee Lo Green
Hip-hop often gets criticized for lyrics that are violent and sexist. However, several mainstream rappers such as Kanye West, Common and Nas have released songs
In today’s new hip-hop videos, Rick Ross shares his thoughts on being presidential by living large overseas; Frank Ocean takes a cinematic approach to visiting
G.O.O.D. Music’s Cruel Summer was officially released this week, and any person who knows the basics regarding music industry may have some questions about their lyrical
While at an Atlanta Hawks playoff game back in March, I took a photo of T.I. and his daughter, Zonnique. The two sat side by
For Sisters Only 2012 was nothing short of amazing. Future rocked the place, Avant and Keke Wyatt reunited on stage, and for all the ’90s
Chicago Police, armed with assault rifles, detained funeral-goers.
Now we know that Interscope records was this close to cutting Chicago rapper Chief Keef after the death of Lil JoJo. Chief Keef has not
If you’re into old school hip-hop, then you were probably at Gentleman Jack ‘s Arts, Beats, and Lyrics Friday night. Filled to capacity, the Compound
Hip-hop was founded on the principles implemented by creative individuals who used art, music and words to describe the journey of urban cultures in America.
Christian rapper Lecrae surprised the nation by coming within 25,000 units of having the top album in the country. Lecrae’s sixth solo album, Gravity, sold
2 Chainz is indeed having the best year of his rap career thus far. But before rhyming, 2 Chianz was a basketball player for North
Jay-Z caused an uproar after making controversial comments about the Occupy Wall Street movement in an interview with New York Times Magazine. Jay-Z revealed that
In this week’s hottest new hip-hop songs, Kanye West out rhymes Jay-Z and Big Sean; Mos Def and Mannie Fresh collaborate with Dee-1; Lupe Fiasco
Hip-hop fans have a seen a number of questions brought up about the beloved genre over the past several weeks, including, “is hip-hop ready for
