During his all-too-brief music career the late Notorious B.I.G only collaborated with DJ Premier for three songs: “Kick In The Door,” “10 Crack Commandments,” and…

Once upon a time you couldn’t walk down the virtual internet hallways without tripping over a Jay-Z remix album. But since Hola Hovito stopped releasing…

Dwight Errington Meyers had a way with words whether he was rhyming or not. “God gave me a gift to put people at ease,” said…

In the next episode of Torae’s “Off The Record” docu-series entitled “What It Sound Like,” the MC shares his life as a father and his…

Stevie J has made quite a name for himself thanks to the premiere of “Love & Hip-Hop” Atlanta. But how much do you really know…

Saturday June 9th marks the 20 year anniversary of Pete Rock and CL Smooth’s debut full-length, Mecca And The Soul Brother. The seminal hip-hop album…

Muhsinah is smarter than you. Well, at least your favorite singer.  The alumnus of Howard University had the beautiful audacity to name one of her recent projects Oscillations: Sine and Triangle. Explore Our Nation’s Capital “I was in recording school and I wanted to be an engineer,” she says with a smile. “I was learning […]

Kanye West may be spending time praising Mannie Fresh but Wutang Clan’s The RZA has some kind words for Yeezy. During one of those extensive Red Bull Music Academy lectures The RZA discussed his work with Kanye West on My Dark Twisted Fantasy and what he observed about his work ethic. “I spent two weeks […]

Shondrae “Mr. Bangladesh” Crawford has been putting in work as a producer for well over a decade. After helping put Ludacris and Shawnna on the map with “What’s Your Fantasy” the Grammy Award-winning producer has been lacing Lil Wayne (“A Milli”, “Six Ft 7”), Rihanna (“Cockiness”) , and Nicki Minaj with chart topping hits and […]

Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, is releasing his fourth (!) album, Camp, on Glassnote Records today. The rapper/actor/comedian, who many know for his role as Troy on NBC’s  “Community,” has been rapping for almost as long as he’s been in front of the camera, and it shows. On the reflective “Hold You Down” he spits, […]