Chicago native, poet, activist and spoken word artist, Malik Yusef, has never been one to bite his tongue, and always speaks his mind on what needs to be said no matter what the consequences may or may not be. ...

On the eve of possibly one of the most important elections in U.S. history, Roc Nation emcee and fellow Chicago native took his very powerful, politically-charged latest single, 16 Shots to late night.  As...

Several times Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum rap superstar Jeezy today has earned his third #1 album of his amazing 10+ year career with Def Jam Recordings, and eighth consecutive top 10 on the Billboard ...

Fans of very talented singer/songwriter Tinashe have been waiting on her highly anticipated and long awaited sophomore album, Joyride, for quite some time, which has suffered quite a few delays.  While they wi...

About exactly a week after dropping her Lin-Manuel Miranda-penned anthem, How Far I'll Go, from the upcoming Disney animated film, Moana, Alessia Cara and Disney on Thursday morning premiered through Vevo the ...

Fellow Chicago native, The Boy Illinois reflects on his memories, for his latest appropriately titled track, Memories.  As over the hypnotic horns and triumphant production of Cartier Jones, he raps about ...

Run the Jewels are ready for a big return with their upcoming highly anticipated, Run the Jewels 3 album, which they have been talking about for over a year and they recently finally released the lead singl...

Anderson .Paak has had a pretty breakout year that started with his critically acclaimed Malibu project he released in January, his signing with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment imprint and more recently h...

Alessia Cara has had a quietly pretty big 2016, whether it be the success of her chart-topping singles, her amazing performances on both tour and TV, from Jimmy Kimmel Live! to Lollapalooza.  The latter wh...

Compton emcee The Game is now tied with one of his idols and another Westcoast legend, 2Pac, after his brand new album, 1992, debuted at No. 1 on the Rap/Hip-Hop Chart, as well as No. 1 on the Independent C...