This day in Hip-hop recognizes the day New York rap legend, Rakim, made his groundbreaking debut as a solo artist with his memorable album, The 18th Letter. While the album marked the east coast icon's much-awaited solo debut, Rakim had already built upon twelve years experience in...… Read more

Only one week stands in the way wherein rap group A Tribe Called Quest drops their final album entitled We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service. Hysteria broke out across social media when Epic Records producer L.A. Reid announced the news, only to be remedied by tribe member Q-Tip&#...… Read more

Lin-Manuel Miranda announced the release of his Tony Award-winning musical's much-awaited mixtape, which features numerous Hip-hop icons, such as Nas, Chance the Rapper, Ja Rule, Wiz Khalifa, and many more. Hamilton is a critically-acclaimed broadway musical, both authored by and featuri...… Read more

The introduction of hip hop artists like NWA and Public Enemy into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been met with some resistance from rock elitists, but Common says that the Cleveland institution should be adding even more hip hop artists. Tupac Shakur was the only hip hop musician to be nomin...… Read more

The excitement surrounding Wheelchair Sports Camp’s new album, No Big Deal, is palatable, especially to those who have followed the Denver trio’s career since its inception. The recent Strange Famous Records’ signees have sparked curiosity from fans of both Hip Hop and jazz, a...… Read more

A multi-talented artist steals the spotlight today as this day in Hip-hop recognizes the birth of Kirk Jones, more prominently known as, Sticky Fingaz. Jones started making a name for himself dishing out rhymes alongside Fredro Starr, Sonsee, and Big DS in the multi-platinum bestselling rap group...… Read more