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...
Vic Mensa Debuts Feel-Good New Video, applebum
It is still winter here in Chicago and the Chicago area, but Chicago emcee, songwriter, actor, and activist, Vic Mensa, is bringing warmth and feel-good vibes with his just a few hours ago debuted through Vevo...
Awich Debuts Cinematic New Video, For RZA-Produced, Wax On Wax Off Japan Remix feat. R-指定 (R-Shitei), NENE, 鎮座DOPENESS & C.O.S.A.
Nearly a month and a half after Japanese emcee and rapper, Awich, delivered her out of nowhere great all RZA-produced album, Okinawan Wuman. That quietly sneaked into mine and many others Top Hip-Hop albums of...
TheHipHopDemocrat’s 10th Annual Best Albums of the Year List, Who Makes The Cut?
Back for a 10th straight year and a decade later, we at TheHipHopDemocrat once again despite being a mostly Hip-Hop based website, decided to include not only Hip-Hop, but a few of the other genres we cover a ...
JasonMartin & Mike & Keys Debut New Black-and-White Video, OK (R.I.P.), Release, A Lonely Winter
JasonMartin has had quite the 2025 dropping several projects in collaboration with longtime collaborators Mike & Keys. Ranging from their collaboration project, A Hit Dog Gon Holla, in October to MAFIA CA...
Avatar: Fire and Ash Delivers Beautifully Realistic Thrilling Experience In 3D
Beautifully satisfying, fun, exciting, realistic thrilling in-your face realism and a fantasy journey that you can only enjoy for a movie like this&n...
Conway The Machine Debuts New Video, BMG, Releases Highly-Anticipated New Album
Conway the Machine today releases one of Hip-Hop’s most anticipated albums of the year in, You Can’t Kill God With Bullets. That is 18 new tracks including previously released singles, Se7enteen5ive &...
Samara Cyn Releases Smooth & Reflective New Single, what will they say
Samara Cyn has had a pretty great and compelling 2026 that has seen one of not only Hip-Hop, but music’s fastest rising young stars do everything from making the coveted XXL Freshmen list to performing on he...
Evidence Gifts New Black-and-White Video, Top Seeded, On His Birthday
When it comes to some of the most dopest and smoothest emcee/producers in all of Hip-Hop. Evidence is definitely near the top and proves so again with his very smooth C-Lance-produced standout, Top Seeded. Ta...
Clipse & Tyler, The Creator Debut Cinematically Creative New Video, P.O.V.
Nearly a month after getting five GRAMMYs nominations for the upcoming 68th Annual Grammy Awards which is set to take place on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Legendary Hip-Hop du...
Tamera Debuts Black-and-White Video, For Powerfully Soulful New Single, Blessings
Rising great R&B/Soul singer and songwriter, Tamera, after a long hiatus has returned with her newest single, Blessings. A very powerfully soulful new single that really lets her show off her soulfully sm...
