Former Pharcyde member Fatlip and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony MC Krayzie Bone have come together for a new single called "The Way." The track is taken from Fatlip's latest solo album, Torpor, which was released last summer. Produced by Sccit and Siavash the Grouch, the project found the four original membe...… Read more

Rock The Bells has announced the lineup for Hip Hop's first ever cruise—and it's big. It's so legendary, in fact, we're going to name them all. Among those performing are Rick Ross, Lil Jon, Big Boi, DJ Jazzy Jeff, MC Lyte, Ghostface Killah, Trina & Trick Daddy, Just Blaze, Big Daddy Kane, Too $...… Read more

DJ Shadow has announced a follow-up to 2019's Our Pathetic Age is coming later this year. In a newsletter, the veteran DJ/producer shared he began working on the album, his seventh, at the top of 2022. He noted it's drastically different from Our Pathetic Age and includes fewer guest features.  "As...… Read more

Bay Area Hip Hop artist Jahi, his company Microphone Mechanics and The African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO) will establish the first Bay Area Hip Hop Archive at AAMLO. The launch takes places on February 3 from noon to 2pm PST at 659 14th Street in Oakland.  "The Bay Area Hip Hop...… Read more

Macklemore has a history of enlisting Hip Hop legends for his musical endeavors. On Friday (January 20), the Seattle-bred MC released a video for "Heroes" featuring one of his—DJ Premier. Mack expounded on his admiration for the Gang Starr luminary in an Instagram post and marveled at how far he's c...… Read more

The Hip Hop Alliance, touted as Hip Hop's first union, was founded by KRS-One, Chuck D and Kurtis Blow in 2021. Since then, their mission has been to improve the lives of creatives within the culture. On January 14, Bow Wow tweeted about the need for Hip Hop to unionize. Many people responded with a...… Read more