DMX Returns To Def Jam Recordings

DMX walked out of a West Virginia state prison on January 25 after serving almost a year for tax evasion. During a recent interview with Angie Martinez, Swizz Beatz — who just collaborated on "Just In Case" with X and Rick Ross from "The Godfather Of Harlem" soundtrack — revealed X is back on Def...Read more

Shredders Drop "Great Hits" Project

Doomtree side project Shredders — P.O.S, Lazerbeak, Sims and Paper Tiger — have dropped their sophomore album "Great Hits."  Ahead of the release, the Minneapolis-based group shared three singles from the project, including "Vanilla ISIS" and "Suburban Base."  Boasting severn cuts, "Great Hits" is...Read more

Missy Elliott Unleashes New "ICONOLOGY" EP Alongside "Throw It Back" Video

As Missy Elliott gets ready to receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2019 MTV VMAs on Monday night (August 26), the Grammy Award-winning artist has unleashed her new "ICONOLOGY" EP.  The project boasts five new cuts (four if you don't count the acapella version of "Why I Still Love You"), includi...Read more

Rapsody Enlists Mary J. Blige, GZA and Roxanne Shanté For "Ibtihaj" Video

Rapsody has officially unveiled the first video from her upcoming "EVE" album, which is expected to arrive on August 23.  Titled "Ibtihaj," the visual pays tribute to Ibtihaj Muhammad who became the first Muslim American woman to wear a hijab while competing for the United States in the 2016 Olympi...Read more

Nas Delivers "The Lost Tapes II"

Seventeen years after the original, the inimitable Nas has returned with his latest album, "The Lost Tapes II" a compilation of tracks rescued from the cutting room floor. Comprised of 16 cuts, the project pulls from leftovers originally intended to be included on albums such as 2006's "Hip-Hop is...Read more

Bahamadia Makes Powerful Statement With "We Here" Video

Bahamadia has returned with a new video for "We Here," an unapologetically brash, in-your-face anthem slamming the gender inequality that's been omnipresent in hip-hop since its origins.  Directed by Olise Forel-directed, the video finds the Philly Hip Hop legend paying her respects to both her pre...Read more