Hip Hop

Sometimes good music makes everything better. That was the case this rainy Saturday in Brooklyn's Empire Fulton Ferry State Park. Hip-Hop might have started in the Bronx, but there's never been a more vibrant ...

By: Oscar Black Jay-z, despite sounding the death knell, has given new life to the debate surrounding the autotune where functionality and plurality are concerned in hip hop.For one, D.O.A. (Death of Autot...

I'm the type of person who primarily listens to independent hip-hop, feeling strongly that once MC's are signed to major record labels, contracts force them to lessen the intensity of their lyrics, in order ...

So, I know this incident with Rhianna and Chris Brown is unfortunate and a very serious issue. I honestly never thought it could get to this point, but you really have to take things into perspective. I'm sure ...

Over the weekend I came across this song by Bay Area artist Mistah Fab. The song is called "My Life" and is a tribute to Oscar Grant the victim of the police shooting on the B.A.R.T metro line January 1st,  a...

Sorry I have been missing in action lately, i think you all know how life can get in the way of things and hard work and dedication etc etc.   But lately I have been paying attention to a lot going on in Chic...

This past week GQ named its' annual City of the Year, and this year the winner is..........CHICAGO! being my hometown, I feel honored to accept this award on behalf of the city, ok Im just joking. This is t...

Hip Hop Artists Big Boi of the group Outkast and Ludacris will be hosting the Urban Ball at the Mariott Wardman Park Hotel this January 20th in Washington DC. The Urban Ball will be the "Official" event for...

Common's NEW album, Universal Mind Control will be released this upcoming Tuesday Dec. 9th. NBC and a few other sponsors will be celebrating with a FREE Concert at a secret location right here in Chicago. To ge...

"i feel like we at the center of the u-n-i verse and the sun is my heart so i shine through the verse " Says Thurzday of the westcoast duo U-N-I.  U-N-I is a hip hop duo Thurzday and Y-o formed in 1999 ...