A “female rapper” is a rapper. Some of the fiercest lyricists, most consistent hitmakers and most visionary album artists in hip-hop have been women. Since the Sugarhill Days of The Sequence, to the brash b-girlism of Roxanne Shante, to the Golden Age greatness of MC Lyte and Salt-N-Pepa, the jiggy flyness of Lil Kim and […]
Outside of music, Pusha T has been killing the sneaker game with his successful partnership with adidas Originals. For his next release with the popular sneaker brand, King Push takes us to the hood and celebrate the neighborhood bodegas. In the short film, “Bodega Babies,” we get to see various bodegas and the going-ons inside […]
Atlantic Records Ten years ago, if you asked Gucci Mane if he’d ever get married, remove his gold teeth, be free of legal woes or put down the Styrofoam cup, he would likely glare at you, ice cream cone staring back at you, and sharply laugh in your face. But here we are in the […]
Tha Lights Global The year 2017 will go down in history as a period of transition for hip-hop culture. Although ageism in rap has become all but irrelevant, the shift towards a changing of the guard is imminent with the new influx of rap talent that has taken the industry by storm. Among the more […]
Before LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys, a fledgling Def Jam Recordings had another MC in mind for its legendary path: T La Rock. Brother to Treacherous Three MCs member Special K, the Manhattan-born, Bronx—raised MC (aka Clarence Ronnie Keaton) would work with Rick Rubin and DJ Jazzy Jay (pioneering BX DJ and producer) on […]
Rick Ross is still on his grind and he’s not letting haters get in the way of him securing the bag. On “TipToe’N,” the Miami boss issues a cautionary warning to lames who is trying to stop him from shining. “Just respect a nigga name or die peacefully / I don’t fuck with sucka’ niggas, […]
XXXTentacion is trying to clean up his act and make amends for his past mistakes. On Friday (Oct. 20), the Floridian rapper went on his Instagram page to announce that he’s donating $100,000 to women’s rights organizations. In his open letter on Instagram Live (spotted by HotNewHipHop), X addressed his new deal with Capitol Music […]
Outside of his multi-platinum group Cypress Hill and leadership within Soul Assassins, DJ Muggs has released a series of celebrated collaborative albums. Most notably, the Queens, New York-born, Los Angeles, California-based producer made 2005’s chess-inspired Grandmasters with Wu-Tang Clan co-founder GZA. He has followed with albums from Planet Asia (Cali Agents, Durag Dynasty), Ill Bill […]
Soundcloud It looks like Keak da Sneak is ready to get hyphy again following his near fatal shooting back in August. The Bay Area legend returns with a new single called “Ima Keep It Goin’” featuring fellow Yay Area MC E-40. The song is from is upcoming project, Withdrawal. Produced by The Mekanix, the song […]
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of their stellar album, Below the Heavens, Blu & Exile are planning to release a companion piece, In the Beginning: Before the Heavens, featuring unreleased material that didn’t make the original 2007 recording. On Friday (Oct. 13), the West Coast duo released “On the Radio,” a joint they found dusting […]
