Jurassic 5's DJ Nu-Mark pays tribute to Phife Dawg, Mobb Deep, & more

DJ Nu-Mark is back with the latest episode of his Zodiac Tracks series, in which he honors the birthdays of each month's most legendary musicians with a unique, live all vinyl remix. Watch DJ Nu-Mark's epic "Scorpio" mix via his Facebook page here, where it will only be ava...Read more

Hip Hop reacts to President Trump

Last night, Donald Trump was (inexplicably) elected to be the president of The United States and a lot of hip hop musicians are understandably angry. Trump triumphed over Hillary Clinton last night after securing enough electoral college votes to earn the Republican nominee the presidency, despit...Read more

Pharrell teases 5th N.E.R.D. album

Nowadays Pharrell is best known for his solo rapping and production work, but there's still plenty of fans out there for N.E.R.D., the funky, genre defying band that Williams has been performing with for almost two decades. N.E.R.D. kicked off as a side project of The Neptunes, the hip hop du...Read more

Throwback Album: Straight Out The Jungle

On this day, veteran Hip-hop group Jungle Brothers released their memorable debut collective, Straight Out The Jungle. Gaining prominence to feature the first non-Chicago Hip-house record to attain massive commercial, the album featured numerous iconic artists, such as De La Soul, A Tribe Ca...Read more

Hip-hop Greets Happy Birthday to Eric B!

This day in Hip-hop recognizes the birth of Louis Eric Barrier, better known for his stage name Eric B, DJ, producer, and rapper. Gaining prominence in the scene as one half of the dynamic duo, Eric B & Rakim, Barrier's career into music began as a DJ for WBLS based in New York. Upon sear...Read more

"MistaChuck" Chuck D rails against political system with "Bernie Got Berned"

Public Enemy's Chuck D -- a.k.a. Mistachuck -- is back, and he's teamed up with The Impossebulls to deliver with a politically charged, rage filled track that puts America's broken political system in its crosshairs. Entitled "Bernie Got Berned," the new song points out the...Read more