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Black Thought The Roots The Upcycled Self Memoir

The work focuses on four key relationships in the artist's life, and asks questions about identity, reflection and letting go

The Roots' Black Thought has announced his debut book, The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are. The publication will...

Killer Mike Michael Don't Let The Devil

Featuring El-P, Little Shalimar, No I.D. and thankugoodsir

Killer Mike has announced his first solo album in a decade, and shared the first track, 'Don't Let the Devil'. You can listen to the...

Arrested Development People Everyday 30th anniversary tour

Three decades after the landmark single and debut album 

Arrested Development have announced a People Everyday Tour, with the legendary hip hop group set to play a slew of UK and European shows this...

One of Atlanta's finest contemporaries meets a Big Apple icon 

Nas has dropped a new track with Atlanta rapper 21 Savage. You can hear the collaboration, 'One Mic, One Gun', below. The joint effort will...

Kendrick Lamar

The hip-hop don also just picked up multiple GRAMMY Awards nominations 

Kendrick Lamar has shared a new video for the single 'Rich Spirit', the latest to be taken from his acclaimed album, 'Mr. Morale & the...

Legal bill preventing use of rap lyrics in court comes into effect in California

Killer Mike and Meek Mill were among the artists present for the virtual signing ceremony of the bill into law

A legal bill preventing the use of rap lyrics as evidence in court has come into effect in California. The California state legislature's Assembly Bill...

Coolio performing in the '90s

Coolio's manager has confirmed that the West Coast rapper died at a friend's house in L.A. last night (28th September)

Coolio, the West Coast rapper best know for his hit single 'Gangsta's Paradise, has died. He was 59 years old. No cause of death has...

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...

Tupac Shakur Wake Me When I'm Free

'Tupac Shakur: Wake Me When I'm Free' opened in January and has already had its run extended twice due to popular demand

The 2Pac exhibition, 'Tupac Shakur: Wake Me When I'm Free', has announced its final run of programming, which will conclude on 5th September, with film...

Dorothy Classic Hip Hop Stamp Collection

LPs from Gang Starr, Cypress Hill, BDP, Run D.M.C., Queen Latifah and Lauryn Hill all feature

A new stamp card-style print has been released paying tribute to 40 hip-hop albums, tracing the genre back to its early-1980s roots and celebrating its...

Atlanta MC Trouble standing against a wall

The rapper, who collaborated with The Weeknd, Drake and others, was shot and killed in a home invasion

Atlanta rapper Trouble has died at the age of 34. The rapper, real name Mariel Semonte Orr, was shot and killed early on Sunday, 5th...

Kidd Creole

The hip hop veteran was found guilty last month

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five's Kidd Creole has received a 16 year prison sentence for stabbing a homeless man, John Jolly, twice in the...

Wu-Tang Clan A Tribe Called Quest Library of Congress

'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' and 'Low End Theory' are among this year's 25 musical additions 

Classic albums by Wu-Tang Clan and A Tribe Called Quest have been archived in the U.S. Library of Congress. The institution is the oldest and...

Phife Dawg Forever

The record will land six years after the hip hop icon passed away

A Tribe Called Quest have shared details of the posthumous album from founding member Phife Dawg. 'Forever' will arrive on 22nd March, six years after...

David Guetta and Afrojack drop track with Missy Elliott: Listen

The track also features BIA and Doechii

David Guetta and Afrojack have dropped a new track, 'Trampoline', with Missy Elliot, BIA and Doechii all featuring. Artists appearing on the release include legendary...

Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA drops new album: Listen

'Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theatre' was produced by DJ Scratch

Wu-Tang Clan's RZA has dropped a new album in collaboration with Grammy-winning producer DJ Scratch, 'Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater', which is out now on...

Kendrick Lamar to debut new music live this summer

If reports are true, tracks from his new album may be performed

Kendrick Lamar will headline Milan Summer Festival at Ippodromo SNAI San Siro, Milan, Italy, on Thursday 23rd June, with rumours spreading fast that the show...

Snoop Dogg Death Row Records

Going full cycle from label brightest young star to the man in charge. 

Snoop Dogg has become the official owner of Death Row Records, the imprint that gave the hip hop icon his first break. At the time...

The Fugees

Lauryn Hill, Wyflef Jean, and Pras Michel shelve plans to celebrate a quarter of a century since 'The Score' landed 

Having already delayed the live dates as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fugees have announced the cancellation of their 25th anniversary tour. The...

"Yeah, why not?"

Rick Ross says a ‘VERZUZ’ battle with JAY-Z is “a possibility”, although the event would be more of a celebration than a battle according to...