The Genealogy of Rap Rivalries, 2023 – 2025
The Genealogy of Rap Rivalries, 2023 – 2025
Untangling hip-hop’s current family feud
When Jim Jones cracked that “they don’t play Pusha T outside” in early 2023, the throwaway jab tugged an...
From Corner Store to Community Co-op: How Nipsey Hussle Flipped the Script on Black Wealth
Before venture capitalists ever walked down Crenshaw, Ermias “Nipsey Hussle” Asghedom was already raising the equity he needed—right on the block that raised him. The late rapper didn’t just rap about ...
15 Hip-Hop Political Lyrics That Foreshadowed Today’s Politics
Hip-hop political lyrics have always doubled as the community’s newsroom. Public Enemy’s Chuck D famously dubbed rap “the CNN of the ghetto,” because the best MCs broadcast breaking news from the blo...
Willie The Kid & Soop Release New Album, A Fly In The Soup, Debut New Video, Safe Travels
Willie The Kid is one of Hip-Hop’s most consistent and flyest emcees with the amounts of releases he usually has and 2025 is no exception. As today he releases his third project of the year and first album o...
Raekwon Debuts Beautifully Elegant & Introspectively Crisp New Video, 1 Life feat. Stacy Barthe
Nearly two months after Raekwon dropping not only one of the best Hip-Hop albums of the year, but one of the best albums across all of music so far here in 2025 with his critically-acclaimed newest album, The ...
Mýa Debuts Beautifully Captivating & Powerfully Refreshing New Video, Face to Face
Mýa is back and as beautifully captivating and refreshingly herself mentally, physically, spiritually and musically as she has ever been with her beautifully captivating and powerfully introspective latest si...
Reuben Vincent & 9th Wonder Deliver Fresh New Video, Gotta Get It
A week after Reuben Vincent & 9th Wonder dropped their very amazing latest single, Gotta Get It. That is the from the duo’s upcoming highly-anticipated collaboration album coming soon. Reuben Vincent &...
Mobb Deep Delivers New Single, Against The World, Announce New Album, Infinite
Mobb Deep has released their first new music in over a decade and since member, Prodigy’s untimely passing in 2017 with their new single, Against The World. That is the first single from their upcoming high...
Jordan Ward Delivers Beautifully Nostalgic New Video/Single, JUICY
Jordan Ward is one of the latest more talented artists to emerge in the ever great crop of great R&B/Soul singer and songwriters over the past several years. His critically-acclaimed debut album, FORWARD,...
Joell Ortiz Debuts Introspective & Reflective New Video/Single, PTSD
2025 has already been a pretty good year for great Hip-Hop releases and Joell Ortiz looks to throw his hat into the ring now too. By releasing his very introspective and reflective new single, PTSD. Where ov...
PARTYOF2 Deliver Creatively Fun & Fresh New Video, For Nostalgically Fresh Fun New Single, FRIENDLY FIRE
PARTYOF2, the very talented Los Angeles-based duo of Jadagrace and SWIM, who many may remember as a part of four member group, grouptherapy. That also included members Rhea and TJOnline before they departed t...
Joyner Lucas Delivers Cinematic New Video (Starring Mýa), For Twist-Turning New Single, NVM
Joyner Lucas continues to show why he is one of Hip-Hop and Rap’s best storytellers with his twist-turning new single, NVM. That finds Joyner rapping from both the female and male perspective of a once grea...
Ranson, Boldy James & Nicholas Craven Release New Single, COLLECTION PLATES feat. Young Chris
Ransom, Boldy James and Nicholas Craven show their very undeniable great chemistry together on their new single, COLLECTION PLATES. That also features Young Chris. Boldy kicking things off with a pretty soli...
