Hip-Hop Wired caught up with the New Orleans native at Dreamville Festival sharing with us his strong commitment to critiquing the state of the music, and announced a new project. While backstage ...

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RZA also explained how hip-hop beef is valuable for the culture. "It's valuable in hip-hop because hip-hop is a sport," RZA said. "It's a sport where we challenge emcees, we challenge the DJs ...

The rollout began on Wednesday (April 16) with Mass Appeal announcing forthcoming albums from Nas and DJ Premier, Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah and Raekwon, Mobb Deep, Big L, De La Soul and a ...

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The Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit takes visitors on an educational journey through several key themes: origin, innovation, sounds of hip-hop, fashion, regionalism, entrepreneurialism ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...

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For Kneecap, hip hop -- the Black American art form that grew out of experiences of injustice and inequality -- is a natural vehicle. "Storytelling is such a massive part of Irish culture," Chara said ...