Almost ten years ago, the Grammy-award winning rapper seemingly sealed a casket upon Hip-hop with the release of his controversial “Hip Hop Is Dead” record. A decade later, Nas revealed differing sentiments when asked about his prior statement in his appearance on HBO’s &ldqu...… Read more

Torii Wolf, the enigmatic singer-songwriter backed by the legendary DJ Premier, is back with her third single, which features production  work from Joe Budden producer araabMUZIK. "Body" is the third single from Wolf, who is currently working on her debut album,Flow Riiot. Her firs...… Read more

Chance the Rapper is a busy man these days; in addition to touring and hosting his own music festival, the Coloring Book rapper is also working with Kanye West on his long rumored Good Ass Job album. In an interview with a Los Angeles' Power 106FM today, Chance detailed his w...… Read more

The Manorail -- a NYC emcee trio with a love for music and a boom bap-influenced style inspired by New York in the 90's -- have released their new single, "Habitat," which features bars by hip hop icons Punchline and Brand Nubian's Sadat X. The Manorail is comprised of three emc...… Read more

In the 70 though the 90’s, Hip-hop gained massive recognition as an underground movement rallying thousands against societal issues through means of ground-shaking beats and cutting-edge rhymes. In modern times, many have critiqued it under commercial persuasion to the point of “losing i...… Read more

Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo, a.k.a. Carlos Walker, lost his life tragically last night at the age of 40 after a devastating hit and run car accident early this morning. Shawty Lo was best known as one of the founding members of hip hop group DL4, who scored a number one hit with their 2005 single &q...… Read more