Santigold has announced a new podcast called "Noble Champions," which will host authors, activists and progressive thinkers "who stand up, stick up and speak up for important causes." Upcoming guests include The Roots' Questlove, Bun B, Tunde Adebimpe, Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def), Sanford Biggers, Idri...… Read more

A Tribe Called Quest luminary Q-Tip is joining a growing number of celebrities who are standing up for the Jewish community following Kanye West's harmful rhetoric. On Monday (October 24), Q-Tip shared an Instagram post that read simply: "I support my Jewish friends and the Jewish people." It's catc...… Read more

As the moniker suggests, Kosha Dillz is about as Jewish as it gets. So naturally, when the New York City-based rapper and current member of "Wild 'N Out" caught wind of Kanye West's recent anti-Semitic rants on Twitter and in subsequent interviews, it didn't feel right to turn a blind eye.  On Frid...… Read more

Mt. Westmore—the West Coast rap supergroup comprised of Too $hort, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and E-40—has shared a new single and accompanying video for "Too Big" featuring P-Lo. The track is taken from their debut album "Snoop, Cube, 40, $hort" (originally titled "Bad MFs"), which arrived exclusively vi...… Read more

New York Times staff writer Jonathan Abrams has released a new book called "The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip Hop," which dives into the genre's origins through a series of roughly 300 interviews with the pioneers and architects of the culture.  Published by Penguin Books, "The Come U...… Read more

The relentless workhorse Snoop Dogg and new collaborator DJ Drama have unveiled the cover art and release date for their upcoming Gangsta Grillz-inspired project "I Still Got it." According to an Instagram post from the D-O-Double-G, the Death Row Records album is scheduled to arrive on Thursday (Oc...… Read more