Today, June 7th, is Prince's birthday. On what should've been The Artist's 58th birthday, we thought we'd take a look back at what made him such a legend. Prince Rogers Nelson was born on this day in 1958 to a songwriter father and a jazz singer mother. His father had performed un...… Read more

Jurassic 5 has released its first new song in nearly a decade, a welcome return from the Los Angeles crew. Titled “Customer Service,” the track was produced by DJ Nu-Mark and features samples of Edwin Birdsong’s “The Spirit Of Do..Do” with all four emcees seamlessly swa...… Read more

The Roots successfully kicked off the summer concert season this weekend with their 9th annual "Roots Picnic" event in Philadelphia, but the legendary band isn't taking the rest of the summer off. Instead, The Roots have just announced they're hosting another picnic event, this tim...… Read more

RAPstation.com is proud to present the brand new official stream for The Art of Rap, which features the work of some of hip hop's most influential and important artists. Designed to give fans a taste of what to expect from this year's Art of Rap Festival, The Art of Rap Radio stream...… Read more

The Tibetan Buddhist master Chogyam Trungpa once told Allen Ginsberg, “Why don’t you do like the great poets do, like Milarepa?  You’re bored with reading the same poems over and over.  Why don’t you make poems up on the stage?  Why do you need a piece of paper...… Read more

Kanye West has released the first track off of the upcoming "Cruel Winter" album. Besides Yeezy himself, the track also features more than half a dozen other artists. Kanye still hasn't decided on a title for the song -- it's appearing online as "Champions" b...… Read more