Today is the 56th birthday of not one, but two members of Public Enemy: both Chuck D and Professor Griff are celebrating their birthdays today. The two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees were instrumental in giving PE it's distinct sound and message. Public Enemy's socially conscious ra...… Read more

Go beyond the superficial surface of commercial hip hop with Deep In The Trenches, RAPstation's new weekly show that goes deep on underground hip hop and rap with DJ Mercury and host Mikey D. Both DJ Mercury and host Mikey D have had over thirty years of experien...… Read more

Growing up in the Midwest, Seattle-based emcee and vocalist Xperience, or XP, never imagined he’d be touring internationally with one of the biggest hip-hop artists in the world, but apparently dreams do come true. He’s been on the road with Macklemore for years now and is enjoying every...… Read more

Ice Cube and VH-1 are teaming up to create their own version of the popular game show, “Hollywood Squares.” With over 5,000 episodes and syndication spanning four decades, it’s one of the most successful TV game shows in history. According to The Hollywood Reporter,...… Read more

Today in hip-hop history, A Tribe Called Quest released their fourth album, Beats, Rhymes and Life on July 30, 1996, making it the album’s 20th anniversary. As the follow-up to 1993’s critically acclaimed Midnight Marauders, it is regarded as the group’s darkest...… Read more

In conjunction with Mass Appeal and IFC, Nas and Erykah Badu have been hard at work on the new film, The Land, which tells the tale of Cleveland teenagers who are part of the city’s underground hip-hop scene. They find themselves entrenched in a dangerous drug deal that pose a threat...… Read more