Rick Rubin will be the focus of a new documentary series on Showtime. Titled Shangri-La, the Morgan Neville-directed series intends to showcase the Def Jam Recordings co-founder's creative process and highlight his various career milestones.  The series is set and named after Rubin’s Malibu recordi...… Read more

Outkast MC Big Boi has joined The Public Good Projects' Therapy Pets campaign in an effort to debunk the stigma surrounding mental health. The roughly one-and-a-half minute animated short stars Big Boi as "Captain Owl," a cartoon owl who navigates his aircraft while trying to find the right words...… Read more

Celebrated producer Blockhead (real name Tony Simon) has resurfaced with the first single from his forthcoming Free Sweatpants album. Titled "Kiss The Cook," the track features longtime friend and collaborator Aesop Rock.  The two hip-hop vets teamed up in 2007 for Rock's None Shall Pass album on...… Read more

Turntable magicians DJ Jazzy Jeff, Skratch Bastid, DJ Craze, Nina Las Vegas and DJ Nu-Mark will serve as judges at the Red Bull 3Style World DJ competition in Taipei, Taiwan later this month.  Between January 23 and 27, two dozen turntablists — who won the regional competitions in their respective...… Read more

Ebro Darden has been appointed the Global Editorial Head of Hip Hop and R&B at Apple Music. According to Billboard, his position is effective immediately. Darden will be supervising a group of hip-hop and R&B editors conceptualizing editorial strategies for artists, albums and singles rele...… Read more

Before the holidays took over, illustrious hip-hop producer 9th Wonder gifted his fans with an early Christmas present — a new album titled Zion III. Bursting at the seams with 42 tracks, the mostly instrumental album delivers 9th's  signature jazz-infused production style and a handful of cuts feat...… Read more