Geek.com examines the love affair between rap and comics

Pop culture site Geek.com has compiled a list of some of the most notable references to comic books in rap lyrics, and you'd be surprised at the nerdy deep cuts some rappers are capable of. “Like I’m the X-Men / Night crawling Luda / Cruisin’ in that Maybach /&nbsp...Read more

DJ Drez Releases New Album, Alpine Swift and Subsequent Remix Album

Producer, musical director and sound ambassador DJ Drez is a master of his craft in the studio and on stage. Drez cuts and composes profoundly original tracks that facilitate body movement practices of all forms. Rooted in the underground Los Angeles hip-hop scene, Drez applies precise turntabl...Read more

Friday Release Date Announced for Frank Ocean's New Album

After a slew of cryptic messages that hinted at his next album, there seems to now be a slightly more solidified release date for Boys Don't Cry, Frank Oceans long-awaited follow-up to 2012's Grammy winning album, Channel 12. According to the New York Times, Boys Don't Cry...Read more

Pharoahe Monch discusses his struggle with PTSD

Pharoahe Monch's 2014 album, PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, focused on the Queens rapper's struggle with depression and sobriety. In a new interview with Tim Einekel for Red Bull Music Academy, Pharoahe Monch detailed his deeply personal struggles and how it h...Read more

Chance bringing new music festival to Chicago

Chance the Rapper is using the momentum from the success of his recent mixtape Coloring Book to launch a new music festival in his native Chicago. Chance's fans in Chicago were up in arms when it was originally announced that Chance's upcoming world tour was skipping his hometow...Read more

Mixtape Madness is a weekly celebration of the history, culture, and art of mixtapes

Mixtape Madness is hosted by Southern California's MizBehavin. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Compton, MizBehavin's life has always been all about music: the daughter of a radio station employee, her uncle taught her how to scratch and spin records at a young age, and later in life she wo...Read more