Hip Hop

Beatbox and hip hop pioneer Biz Markie has passed away at the age of 57.

The news was confirmed by the late rapper's rep Jenni...

RZA has announced a new album, 'RZA vs Bobby Digital', and shared the latest single, 'Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater'. 

The LP was originally teased...

Swizz Beatz, Busta Rhymes, Method Man, and more paid tribute to the rapper DMX during the BET Awards, which took place on Sunday 27th June...

Snoop Dogg has joined Def Jam as Executive Creative and Strategic Consultant. 

The legendary rapper will "strategically work across the label's executive team and artist...

DMX’s posthumous album will feature guest appearances from Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Nas, Griselda, Bono, Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine, Benny the Butcher, The LOX, Usher...

A posthumous DMX album will be released this month, 'Exodus', slated to arrive via Def Jam Records on 28th May 

The legendary rapper, real...

A new, posthumous single by A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg has dropped, ‘French Kiss Deux’. 

The track is the latest to be taken from...

Ice Cube says that Warner Bros. studios has ‘refused’ to make any more sequels to the Friday film franchise. 

In 1995 the rapper and actor...

A new book celebrating pioneering women in hip hop has been published.

The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop, penned by Brooklyn-based writer Clover...

Beastie Boys have shared their 1995 EP, 'Aglio E Olio’, to streaming services. 

The 25-year-old recording was released in between the iconic albums 'Ill Communication'...

A new initiative has been launched to create music video direction opportunities for young filmmakers. 

Three Minutes is described as 'an essential new incubator scheme'...

Snoop Dogg has launched his own brand of gin, ‘INDOGGO'. 

The legendary West Coast rapper — known for his love of gin and juice, recent...

Run the Jewels have shared a new single, ‘Ooh La La’, taken from their forthcoming album, 'Run The Jewels 4'. 

DJ Premier, one half of...

Mykki Blanco will headline Somerset House Studios' third birthday celebrations in London on 4th October. 

The US-born rapper, poet, spoken word artist and activist tops...

It’s been a big year for Flohio. 

In June, the The South London MC shared her first track of 2019 with ‘Hell Bent’...

A$AP Rocky has been found guilty of assault by a Swedish court for his part in a fight that took place in Stockholm earlier this...

Grandmaster Flash has become the first DJ to win the Polar Music Prize, often dubbed the "Nobel Prize For Music".

The prize was founded by...

Bushwick Bill, the longest serving member of Houston rap group Geto Boys has died aged 52.

The news was confirmed by his publicist yesterday, who...

Calls have been made for electronic music to replace classical in UK school lessons. 

National charity Youth Music believes offering grime, hip hop and electronic...