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...
Ice Cube Debuts Hilarious New Video, Act My Age feat. Scarface
Ice Cube and Scarface ain’t trying to act their age in the just released hilarious new video for, Act My Age. One of the most standout tracks from Cube’s latest critically-acclaimed solo album, Man Up. The...
7xvethegenius Releases New Album, Self 7xve 3, Debuts New Video, Worthy feat. Flames Dot Malik
7xvethegenius shows she doesn’t need a co-sign and can hold her own on her just released new album, Self 7xve 3. Her first new album and project since leaving Conway the Machine’s Drumwork Music Group earl...
Reuben Vincent & 9th Wonder Debut Nostalgic New Video, For New Single, DRE & SIDNEY feat. Sweata & Raheem DeVaughn
Reuben Vincent continues to show why he is currently one of Hip-Hop’s not only most talented young emcees and lyricist’s, but really all of Hip-Hop with his just released new single, DRE & SIDNEY. A v...
Chance The Rapper Debuts Fun Feel-Good New Video, Ride Remix feat. Do or Die & Twista
Chance the Rapper continues the high vibrations with the remix for his new single, Ride featuring Chicago Hip-Hop legends and pioneers, Do or Die and Twista. The original version from the Chicago rapper featur...
Mobb Deep Releases Highly-Anticipated New Album, Infinite, Debuts Cinematically Nostalgic New Video, Down For You feat. Nas & Jorja Smith
Legendary and iconic Hip-Hop group, Mobb Deep, returns today with their long-awaited and highly-anticipated new album, Infinite. The group’s first album in 11 years and since the tragic passing of member, P...
India Shawn Debuts Western Cinematic New Video, For Soulfully Cinematic New Single, Gone
India Shawn has some of the most beautifully soulful mesmerizing honey-drenched vocals of not only any R&B/Soul artist, but artists in all of music to emerge over the last half decade. That shows why she ...
Danger Mouse & Black Thought Debut New Black-and-White Video, For New Single, Up with Rag’n’Bone Man
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 Delivers Historic, Truth To Power: 4 Decades Of Attitude Performance With Special Guests At Chicago’s United Center
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...
Ice Cube Releases New Before Hip Hop Premix feat. LL Cool J & Chuck D
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 Debut Beautifully Emotional & Powerfully Moving New Video, The Birds Don’t Sing feat. John Legend & Voices of Fire
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. ...
