BLIZM, Jebron reminisce on "Salt and Pepper"

BLIZM isn't just a talented lyricist and musician, he's also the founder of an independent label and a producer, with nine full length projects and over twenty thousand albums sold to his name. On his new single, "Salt and Pepper," which also features fellow indie music veteran Jeb...Read more

Throwback Album: Ultramagnetic MCs' “Critical Beatdown”

Monday already got you staggering for the weekend? If so, may we prescribe this week's throwback album, which comes in the form of Ultramagnetic MCs high-voltage debut record, Critical Beatdown. Born into Hip-hop's Golden Age, Ultramagetic MCs is a New York-based rap group roste...Read more

Questlove details connection between Prince and Public Enemy

In the latest episode of Questlove Supreme, the new weekly radio show hosted by Questlove, The Roots percussionist and lover of all things music related travels to Minneapolis and uncovers an unexpected connection between the late Prince and Public Enemy. “The rapper’s problem usually...Read more

GZA to perform Liquid Swords live

The GZA has announced that he's planning to perform his celebrated 1995 album Liquid Swords live, in its entirety, in New York and Chicago this fall. The Genius of Wu-Tang Clan has released seven studio albums, and while all of them were relatively well received, nothing can match the near my...Read more

Chance the Rapper writes candy bar jingle, because why not

Chance the Rapper is arguably one of the biggest hip hop acts in the world right now -- Coloring Book was a massive critical and commercial success, and his recent Magnificent Coloring Day Festival in Chicago was also a huge hit. So what's Chance going to do next? A song about chocolat...Read more

J.Cole announces hiatus from live concerts

During his performance at The Meadows Music and Arts Festival in New York last night, the multitalented J.Cole announced that he's taking an indefinite break from performing live, with that night's show being his last for "a very long time." "Before I get outta here. This m...Read more