React Like You Know is back with another classic video for our panel of Gen Z rappers to enjoy. This week’s panel — consisting of…

If you’ve been anywhere near hip-hop in the past 25 years, you’ve seen the Hieroglyphics logo before. Guaranteed. You know, the deadpanned circular face with…

Fans spazzed out hard when a Clubhouse chat spawned a rumor that a Verzuz battle between longtime rivals Foxy Brown and Lil Kim is imminent.…

A long time ago, one of the biggest criticisms of hip-hop by music traditionalists was that the new genre didn’t use any “real instruments.” Condescending…

A poetic reflection on Black masculinity in crisis from the multi-disciplinary artist and choreographer. CRXSS PLATFXRM founder Ivan Michael Blackstock has shared Traplord Have Mercy,…

Future’s “Mask Off” is about freedom. Freedom from the figurative masks we wear to conceal what lies beneath. The feeling of freedom that drugs provide.…

It seems like nearly everyone is jumping on the OnlyFans bandwagon this year after celebrities began flocking to the site to post exclusive content. Cardi…

Run-DMC and 12on12 have released a limited-edition vinyl paying tribute to Jam Master Jay on the 35th anniversary of the group’s third album, Raising Hell.…

Even before “WAP,” Cardi B was one of the most talked-about people in all of music. That extends to TV as well, and she recently…

In the music video for Robert Glasper‘s “This Changes Everything” from his Grammy-nominated album F*ck Yo Feelings, the accomplished producer goes for a stripped-down treatment,…

A set of futuristic R&B with sci-fi visuals from Alpha Rats. For the latest in our series of live sessions filmed at 180 The Strand, we…

Earlier this year, rapper Megan Thee Stallion penned a powerful op-ed for The New York Times honoring and uplifting other women of color called “Why…

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie turned 26 this Sunday, celebrating at the Teaneck, New Jersey nightclub RAIN. After a night of partying, a shooting reportedly…

The iconic studio where West Coast gangsta rap classics like All Eyez On Me and Dogg Food were recorded now belongs to another Los Angeles…

The music world has been buzzing about Clubhouse lately, a budding invite-only audio chatroom app. So far, the app has been used to converse with…

The Washington Informer reports that hip-hop godfather Kurtis Blow underwent heart transplant surgery on Sunday in Los Angeles and is now recovering, according to his…

In all of the hubbub over Cardi B’s tweet about an $88,000 bag and the resulting criticism, one thing was overlooked; nobody but Cardi had…

The Olympic games may have been postponed all the way to 2021, but they’ll be back in 2024 — with a few all-new events, including…

In January 2019, the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative concluded that two years earlier, the music industry saw a six-year low for female creatives. The contributions…

Like basically every festival did this year, Montreal fest Osheaga pushed back its 2020 event to 2021, so the 15th anniversary festival is now set…

Flatbush Zombies have had a stellar few years and have begun work on a project with James Blake, but it looks like the trio’s individual…

An uplifting mix of house and techno from Mexico City’s Paurro. Paurro is a DJ and producer based in Mexico City, who has worked for…