The 2015 HipHopDX Year End Awards
Day seven of the 2015 HipHopDX Year End Awards are our picks for both "Non Hip Hop Album Of The Year" and "Collaboration Of The Year."
Photographer Dan Garcia Recounts Shooting Kendrick Lamar
“It’s more that I’m into the things that I’m taking pictures of,” Garcia says.
Stray Shots: Chance The Rapper, Spike Lee & The Hoopla Over "Chi-Raq"
Which one raises the better point?
First Listen: Staff Reaction To Stitches's Game Diss "Don't Fear Death Freestyle"
If getting knocked out and losing vision in his left eye wasn’t enough, the Florida rapper sends shots on wax.
Kanye West’s Lyrics Used To Craft “6-Step Program To Becoming God-Like & Successful"
Lyrics from Kanye West’s “Ego” and “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” are used.
Staff Reactions To The 2016 Grammy Award Nominations
Did the coveted awards get the nominations right this time?
Stray Shots: Stitches Catches A Fade & 50 Cent Is The Master Of Beef
Stitches finds himself on the other end of a fist and 50 Cent is still provoking Ja Rule to great affect.
Cashin' Out Pt. 4: A Cash Money Without Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj & Tyga Is Approaching
Can anyone on the current roster replace them?
Faded With Jimmy Hu$tle: Finding Novyon
The Minneapolis rapper Finding Novyon sits in the barber's chair for this weeks episode of #Faded. Jimmy fades up the Minnesota MC backstage before he performs during Red Bull Sound Select's 30 Days in LA.
Chilla Jones Vs. Danny Myers Among “Top 10 Rap Battles From November"
Fresco Vs. The Saurus also makes BattleRap.com's list.
Kanye West’s “College Dropout” Inspiration Detailed By Collaborator GLC
GLC explains the genesis of “Spaceship.”
First Listen: Staff Reactions To Both J. Cole's & Kendrick Lamar's "Black Friday" Remixes
Both emcees flex their lyrical muscles on each other's instrumentals.
Nas Protege Dave East Bringing “New York’s Gritty Streets Back”
“I can wake up in the morning and throw Cam’s S.D.E. on or some old 'Kiss, and it still sounds harder than what’s out today,” Dave East says.
Rap & '90s Television Connection Detailed
Songs from Chance The Rapper and Joey Bada$$ are discussed.
“Rap Nerd Quiz” Tests Hip Hop Knowledge
Do you know who played a concerned family member in the video for Public Enemy’s “911 Is A Joke”?
Stray Shots: Worst Platinum Selling Rapper Of The 90s
Was The Golden Era really that perfect?
10 Alternative Beats From Producers On Billboard's 10 Best Hip Hop Beats Of All-Time List
We provide alternatives to the tracks chosen by Billboard in their list for the ten best beats in Hip Hop history.
Hip Hop “Diluted Via Oversaturation," Article Asserts
"Rappers don’t get their work appreciated the way it should be and fans end up with a skewed definition of ‘classic’ music,” writer Bella Jay says.