Aesop Rock has unveiled a surprise collaboration with longtime collaborator and friend Blockhead for a new standalone single “Pumpkin Seeds” featuring Lupe Fiasco. The track was created in an effort to help nonprofit organization The Collaboratory raise funds and awareness for two DIY skateparks in...… Read more

Mix Master Mike, decorated turntablist and all-around good human, was given Louisville's Key to the City in 2015 after participating in a benefit concert for the Kentucky metropolis. But times have vastly changed since then. In March 2020—right as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States—Universi...… Read more

Ten months after Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia for allegedly "smuggling" hashish oil in her luggage, the WNBA star is going home. President Joe Biden made the announcement on Thursday (December 8), explaining the United States had traded convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout—also known...… Read more

Prince Paul was the production powerhouse behind De La Soul's first three albums—1989's 3 Feet High & Rising, 1991's De La Soul Is Dead and 1993's Buhloone Mindstate—but they ultimately parted ways, making 1996's Stakes Is High album the first without Paul behind the board.  While they spent de...… Read more

UGK legend Bun B and seasoned producer/radio personality Statik Selektah have announced TrillStatik 2, the follow-up to the 2019 original. The project is being recorded live for their fans on Wednesday (December 7) from a studio in New York City. The album will be released to the general public just...… Read more

It was only a matter of time. According to KTVU, Too $hort will likely have his own street named after him in his hometown of Oakland. Thanks to a recommendation from Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Councilmember Noel Gallo, Foothill Boulevard between High Street and 47th Avenue could soon be better...… Read more