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

The Get Down is an upcoming Netflix series about what it was like to be in New York City in the 70's and witness the birth of hip hop. In addition to serving as producer on the series, hip hop veteran Nas also wrote the original raps that appear in the dramatized series. "These are...… Read more

Fans of slightly-more-transparent-than-usual beverages and classic hip hop and R&B are in for a double treat this summer: Crystal Pepsi is making its triumphant return to store shelves this August, and Pepsi Corp. is celebrating the occasion by holding the "Summer of '92" concert,...… Read more