DJ Khaled praises Kendrick Lamar ahead of Major Keys release

DJ Khaled's upcoming Major Key album features some of the biggest artists in hip and hop and R&B, including Jay Z, Drake, and Chance the Rapper, but today DJ Khaled took to Snapchat to specifically call attention to Kendrick Lamar's contribution to the album. “Kendrick...Read more

Torii Wolf & DJ Premier are back with "Shadows Crawl"

Genre defying singer-songwriter Torii Wolf has released the second track off of her upcoming album Flow Riiot, which once again features production from the legendary DJ Premier. “Shadows Crawl” is the only track I did not specifically create for Torii’s album” DJ Pre...Read more

Nas, Fabolous, and Talib Kweli Play Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival

Despite weather conditions that were less than ideal, the Brooklyn Hip Hop festival wrapped up another successful year this Saturday. The event opened up with a series of panel discussions presented by both the Hip Hop Institute and the Medgar Evans College English Department. Black Lives Matte...Read more

Killer Mike's "Bank Black" push moves $800k to black owned bank

Killer Mike of Run the Jewels proposed a new method of protest following the high profile deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile: if the system doesn't respect black lives then it shouldn't get black money. Mike encouraged people to pull their money out of accounts run by multinationa...Read more

Erykah Badu Headlining Concert to Raise Funds

Erykah Badu and The Right Productions are joining forces to stage a special benefit concert in New York. Proceeds from the concert will be donated towards the African American 490 Challenge of Enough SAID (Enough Sexual Assault in Detroit), a campaign raising money to fund the testing of u...Read more

Exclusive Interview: Vinyl Me, Please's CEO Matt Fiedler

Launched in 2013, Vinyl Me, Please is a Boulder, Colorado-based company specializing in a premium vinyl album service, in which albums are mailed to consumers. For example, let’s say J Dilla's Donuts is something you’ve always wanted to see in your collection, but can&rsquo...Read more