It’s clear who the true hip-hop fan is in this family. Check out Demi Moore working it out onstage at a Snoop Dogg concert. Ashton Kutcher‘s keeping it low key on the side of the …

One of the South’s most talented rappers, Playboy Tre, released his latest mixtape this week. Playboy Tre, best known for his story telling ability and writing skills, has put together a tremendous piece of work. …

The other night, BET aired their documentary about women in hip-hop. The one-hour special featured the likes of Eve, Roxanne Shante, Trina, Missy, Jean Grae, Lady of Rage, MC Lyte and a host of other …

Mac Miller is a teenage rapper from Pittsburgh who is making a name for himself with his ability to create, what seems to be , effortless magic. It’s not everyday that rappers can appear on …

“You must learn!”—KRS One
If you turn on MTV and BET and watch what’s left of today’s music videos, you’ll see a bunch of songs dedicated to a whole lot of nothing. Not to say it’s …

With the news of Fat Beats closing its doors spreading, it signifies the end of an era among us. For those old enough to understand the significance of vinyl and the term “underground” before it …

So Rick Ross and Young Jeezy have beef. Over what? I’m not exactly sure. Apparently Jeezy rocked over Rick Ross’s “(B.M.F.) Blowin’ Money Fast” instrumental and retitled it “Death B4 Dishonor” with some poignant lines …

The most versatile, brash, outspoken and hip-hop member of the 1995 NBA Draft class retired this week. Nope, it’s not Kevin Garnett (and it’s certainly not Bryant Reeves or Chris Anstey)—it’s his former teammate with …

In 2002′s Brown Sugar, music journalist Sid Shaw (played by Sanaa Lathan) starts every interview with the question, “When did you fall in love with hip-hop?” The question made me sit back and pinpoint the …

To this day, I still remember reading Shortie‘s (known today as Miss Info) 5-mic review of Nas‘ Illmatic in The Source and being totally satisfied when I finally heard the classic album. She was right—it …

Rapper Wale‘s (a.k.a Mr. Folarin) released his latest mixtape More About Nothing this week and it’s his best piece of work yet. The mixtape stands as a sequel to his 2008 mixtape The Mixtape About Nothing and …

Bun B is set to release his latest album, Trill OG, this upcoming Tuesday, August 3rd. To the delight of his fans, Bun joined Twitter not too long ago—@BunBTrillOG—and began releasing songs off his as-yet-unreleased album. …

Eric Sosa is a Queens MC attempting to bridge the gap between old-school and new-school hip-hop. A previous winner of MTV2′s Sucker Free competition and a growing presence in New York’s live rap scene, Sosa …

T.I. has just debuted the video for his new single, “Got Your Back,” featuring fellow Atlanta native Keri Hilson.
Do we like it? On first appearance it’s a weaker “Whatever You Like” to me; might be …

Donald Glover juggles many balls at once in his career. Donald is an actor, comedian, writer and rapper. Many of you may have seen him star on NBC’s Community as Troy Barnes. Or maybe some …

When I think of hip-hop dancing, the first things that come to mind are booty shaking, pop-lock and droppin’, one-two steppin’, elbows up/side-to-side, body rolls and Soulja Boy (I guess). Check out this dusty woman’s …

For hip-hop lovers, June was a good month. Releases from Drake, Eminem and The Roots were among those that hit the shelves and provided a much needed dose of good music to hip-hop fans. Unfortunately, …

Today’s spotlight is on Big K.R.I.T as he shares the video for the very powerful song of “Children Of The World.” Big K.R.I.T is an emcee from Mississippi who signed to Def Jam with the help …

The female MC’s playground may be crawling with Barbies and kaleidoscopic wigs right now, but we all know who shall forever sit atop the monkey bars looking down on these other little rap girls—Lauryn Noel …

MC Shan said it best: “Hip-hop was set out in the dark, they used to do it out in the park.” Today, hip-hop is on many different stages, from radio and television to Internet. But …