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

Meek Mill visited Overbrook High School in his hometown of Philadelphia to talk with the students. “I just enrolled in college myself,” said Meek. “I took it upon myself to do that because I want to be the best at what I do. I want to be the best at what I do so I enrolled in college to educate myse...… Read more

In Part 1 of the Sole interview, the man behind the moniker, Tim Holland, talked about Public Enemy’s influence, his thoughts on mainstream hip-hop artists and what happened with Anticon, the record label he founded in the late ‘90s. In Part II, the Denver-based artist discusses the current climate...… Read more