Underground Chicago rapper Jelani Lateef (J Fury) has been grinding for the past 10 years, trying to get his brand of hip-hop out into the world. In 2011, he founded Manhood Entertainment and released his debut album My Soul to Keep on the independent imprint in 2013. A year later, he dropped My Sou...… Read more

Brooklyn-based artist Santigold isn’t hip-hop, she isn’t soul, reggae, pop, or electronica, nor is she dance music. As a matter of fact, she’s nearly impossible to contain in a neat little box, which is exactly the point. After debuting her self-titled album in 2008, she blazed a new trail for her o...… Read more

Canva$, or Canva$ Cope, is a Vermont native from the city Brattleboro, and he later moved to Goldsboro, North Carolina. His passion began at the age 9 but he truly began recording his music during sophomore year of high school in his own bedroom. His musical obsession continues to grow and he hopes...… Read more

Idris Goodwin On His Hip-Hop Inspired Play, How We Got On: A Break Beat Play Award-winning playwright, emcee and educator Idris Goodwin never stops grinding. When he’s not teaching a hip-hop class at Colorado College, he’s writing lyrics, penning a play or spending time with his family. He is the...… Read more

In a Facebook post the morning of Thursday, February 4, editor-in-chief Andre Torres announced his resignation from the beloved music magazine, Wax Poetics.  “While some of you may already be aware, today it's with a heavy heart that I officially announce my resignation from Wax Poetics. It's bee...… Read more

Keeping up with the shots being fired back and forth between Ghostface Killah and Martin Shkreli, with Ghostface Killah calling Shkreli the “Michael Jackson-nose kid” Shkreli has responded with threats of his own. In a video received by TMZ, the owner of Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon A Time In Shaolin is...… Read more