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...
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 ...
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...
Days after teasing new material and a little over three years after releasing their critically-acclaimed debut collaboration album, Cheat Codes. Danger Mouse & Black Thought have released their very beaut...
Ice Cube performing at United Center in Chicago, IL on Monday October 6, 2025 for Chicago stop of current, Truth to Power: 4 Decades of Attitude Tour. Photo courtesy of Bill Smith and the United Center Four&nb...
Nearly a month after legendary and iconic Westcoast Hip-Hop pioneer, Ice Cube, dropped his latest critically-acclaimed solo album, Man Up, and a little over a month since dropping the album’s powerful Hallwa...
Clipse dropped what is not only arguably the best Hip-Hop album, but one of the best album’s across all music here in 2025 with their long-awaited and critically-acclaimed latest album, Let Get Sort Em Out. ...
A week and a half after releasing his latest critically-acclaimed solo album, Love, Peace & Trauma, Joell Ortiz returns to said album. By debuting the brand new Petey Shot Ya-directed video for one of the...
Jay Worthy today released his long-awaited and highly-anticipated debut solo album, Once Upon A Time. That is the first part in a double album being released in two parts with the first chapter being released...
Ari Lennox continues to show why she is one of not only R&B/Soul, but all of music’s most talented vocalists with her brand new Jermaine Dupri & Bryan-Michael Cox co-produced single, Vacancy. A very ...
Termanology & SUMiT today released their brand new EP, MADE. That is 7 new tracks between the two Massachusetts-based emcees and lyricist’s with features from Method Man, Nim K. and C Scharp.
Termanol...
Living legend, icon, multi-platinum, as well as multi-award winning, once-in-a-lifetime superstar, Mariah Carey, has released her long-awaited and highly-anticipated 16th album, Here For It All. That features...
Over a month has passed since living legend and Hip-Hop icon, Ghostface Killah, dropped his long-awaited and critically-acclaimed latest album, Supreme Clientele 2. Ghostface returning to said album today by ...