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With inventive production and animated lyrics in Spanish and English giving unique takes on violence and, of course, weed, Cypress Hill's 1991 debut introduced them...

Sen Dog hated driving all the way to Gardena. But as B-Real was buying the weed, Sen begrudgingly agreed to drive him home after every...

The in-house Bad Boy Records producer was responsible for classics such as Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Big Poppa' and Nas' 'One Mic'

Carl E. "Chucky" Thompson, the hip-hop and R&B producer best known for his work with Bad Boy Records, has died, aged 53.

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The showdown was announced last Sunday (28th)

Ghostface Killah and Raekwon have been locked for the next Verzuz rap battle.

Launched in March 2020 during the initial COVID-19 pandemic, the Verzuz series...

The albums are titled ‘Algorhythms’, ‘Riot Diaries’ and ‘The Last Zulu’

A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip has revealed that he has three new albums coming "soon". He announced the LPs via an Instagram post, which you...

The Universal museum is expected to be finished by 2023

US Governer Andrew Cuomo has announced a $3.5 million dollar grant to build the world's first hip-hop museum in New York.

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Last month, Point Blank made their way to Amsterdam to attend the annual Amsterdam Dance Event, 2019. Whilst there, they visited a variety of panels...

In the UK grime scene, the spotlight has usually shone on MCs. Instrumentals have long remained a niche point of interest, a topic for more...

Who are the producers shaping the sounds of UK rap and grime right now? 2019 seems as good a time as any to be considering...

The work trip researched how to put on a similar event in Queensland...

Out on Metalheadz this December...

Goldie and Skepta have brought their collective prowess together for ‘Upstart (Road Trip)’. The single is part of a four-track vinyl-only release that will be...

RIO LDN hits the capital for a one-off party on Saturday 4th June...

Rio Music Conference, South America’s largest international music industry event, has announced that it will bring a plethora of Brazilian talent to Egg London on...

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When the South Bronx dance-punk outfit ESG released their Martin Hannett-produced debut EP in 1981, they had no idea how pivotal their stripped-back, funk-fueled sound would be on the evolution of hip-hop and house music: ‘UFO’ has been sampled over 500 times; ‘Moody’ was a staple in Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage sets. Four decades later, ahead of their set at Melting Pot & Optimo’s Queen’s Park Spring Weekender, Daniel Dylan Wray tells their story

One day in 1979, a young Renee Scroggins imagined what it would be like if a UFO landed in the housing projects of the South...

DJ Premier releases music video for 'Remy Rap feat. Remy Ma & Rapsody': Watch

The track is taken from the hip-hop hero's recent 'DJ Premier: Hip Hop 50 Volume 1' EP

DJ Premier has release a music video for 'Remy Rap feat. Remy Ma & Rapsody'. Watch it below. The visual is the first to accompany...

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J Dilla changed music with his unique production style and wonky beat patterns. Ahead of an expansive new book on his life and art, Marke Bieschke talks to author Dan Charnas about the enigmatic artist’s impact 

D is for Detroit. D is for Dilla. D is for ‘Donuts’, the legendary 31-track collection that James Dewitt Yancey — aka Jay Dee, aka...