Freetown Sound, the new Blood Orange album, had been slated for a July 1st release date, but in an unexpected twist of events, the follow up to 2013's Cupid Deluxe was released today.  While it's uncertain as to why Dev Hynes, the former member of dance-punk band Test Icicles who now pr...… Read more

On the 26th of June the Los Angeles Microsoft Theatre was full with an abundance of stars from the black entertain industry.  The show was hosted by Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross from the American Sitcom “Black-ish”.  The awards ceremony opened up with a surprise perfo...… Read more

Cleveland natives Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have released a new track to celebrate Cavaliers' recent NBA championship win. The new track, "Coming Home," features Bone Thugs' trademark impossibly smooth flows and harmonies with lyrics about the feeling of coming home after a lifetime...… Read more

New Mexico hip-hop staple Wake Self and the legendary Gift of Gab from the Oakland duo, Blackalicious, have released one of Wake’s most important songs yet, “Change the World.” Produced by SmokeM2D6 of Oldominion, “Change the World&rdqu...… Read more

Bernie Worrell, P-Funk's "Wizard of Woo" and a pioneering musician, has passed away at the age of 72. Worrell is best known for being the keyboardist for George Clinton's funk/soul collective Parliament-Funkadelic, a band that would later inspire a future generation of hip hop a...… Read more

These past few months have seen several fascinating artistic developments from Aesop Rock.  On April 29th, he released The Impossible Kid, his seventh studio album, and a few weeks ago, he even made his Tonight Show debut.  Aesop Rock seems to be showing now signs of putting the brakes on...… Read more