K-OS: He's Not Hip Hop...Or Is He?
"(The US has)a different idea of what urban, black hip hop is and a lot of their minds are fixed." True indeed.
Whatever Pharoahe's aspiration was, let's just hope it inspires other rappers to step their fucking games up and try and compete with his Desire.
T.I. vs. T.I.P. Album Cover Has Split Personality
Last year's king of the sales charts returns July 3rd with album number five, check out the cover.
KRS-One & Marley Marl - Hip Hop Lives
Hip Hop these days really isn't much different than a Happy Meal - cheaply manufactured, mass-produced, no nutrition, childish, full of gimmicks and unsatisfying, fake beef.
Critical Minded: Hip Hop, Time To Grow Up
When did the hip hop community and its stars refuse to accept any responsibility for the shit that we cause? The Media shouldn
G-Unit general 50 Cent's highly anticipated Curtis is on the way, we've got the cover. Fresh or wack?
Christians are now protesting 50 Cent and his choice of jewelry, namely the large diamond-encrusted cross around his neck
Brother Ali - The Undisputed Truth
Ali has taken his already introspective variety of music and made one of the more personal and moving albums that Hip Hop has ever seen.
HipHopDX Teams Up With Yahoo! Music
We've joined forces with Yahoo! Music to create our very own radio station that currently spans two decades of hip hop
Royce & Primo Dropping New Mixtape
The dream team of Royce Da 5'9 and DJ Premier have teamed up Statik Selektah to drop The Bar Exam on April 10th
Devin The Dude - Waiting To Inhale
Everyone has opinions. I can respect that - to each their own, as the saying goes. That doesn't mean I can respect the opinions of others. So what opin's can lead to swift dismissal from me? Listening to a Devin The Dude album and not becoming a fan
Don't be foolish enough to expect any new and improved Reggie Noble; he may not be permanently clad in a bubble goose, timbs and a tissue stuck up his nose on that PPP shit, but Red Gone Wild is still some good ol' Brick City mashin.
Paid Dues 2007: Indy Rappers Bring It To Cali
The second annual Paid Dues Festival rocked southern California on Saturday, we've got a recap and plenty of pics of how it went down!
Murs heads to a major label, Atmosphere finishes up their sixth album and 2/3's of Company Flow reunite at Paid Dues
Nas, Wu, Rage, Roots, DOOM & Mos to Rock The Bells
Another year, another monsterous Rock The Bells Festival featuring over 25 artists including a Rage Against The Machine reunion, check out the full line up!
DJ Khaled Brings Star Studded Line Up For New LP
Miami's DJ Khaled hooks up with T.I., Game, Rick Ross, Lil' Wayne, Fat Joe, Bun B, Jadakiss and many more for his sophomore album We The Best
El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
El-P's hyper-intelligent paranoia raps are every bit as cinematic and affecting as his 2025 post-apocolypse New York soundtracks.
Canibus Makes 1000 Bar Song?!?!?
As Canibus prepares to release For Whom The Beat Tolls he talks about his 1000 bar multi-layered Poet Laureate Infinity
Jay Continues To Hold Up Omillio Sparks' Album?
Omillio Sparks says Jay is putting more red tape around the release of his album due to the inclusion of Def Jam artists Freeway & Peedi Peedi