Hip-hop

Vince Staples Big Fish Theory review

Vince Staples : Big Fish Theory

Long Beach emcee embraces weirdness on his vibrant second full-length.

Clams Casino Instrumental Mixtape 4

Clams Casino announces Instrumental Mixtape 4

Fourth installment of mixtape series due on Monday.

Big Boi : Boomiverse

The party has no beginning or end on the Outkast emcee’s new solo record.

Prodigy

R.I.P. Prodigy of Mobb Deep

Cause of death not yet known.

Company Flow Funcrusher plus 20th anniversary

Company Flow’s ‘Funcrusher Plus’ was an epochal, inimitable debut

A look back at an underground hip-hop catalyst on its 20th anniversary.

Jay Z new album 4:44

Jay Z announces new album, 4:44

Album may or may not be a visual album.

Run the Jewels 2017 tour

Run the Jewels extend world tour

Dates added with Danny Brown.

Da Art of Storytellin’: Miley Cyrus and cultural blindspots

When pop stars co-opt black culture only to turn their backs on it.

Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill announces tour with Nas

Chronixx and Hannibal Burress added to select dates.

Ice Cube announces 25th anniversary reissue of Death Certificate

Deluxe reissue will feature three unreleased songs.

spoony bard premiere

Stream the new spoony bard album, Dweeb

Hear the full psychedelic album from the L.A. beatmaker.

Shabazz Palaces new album 2017

Shabazz Palaces announce another new album, Quazarz vs. the Jealous Machines

Hip-hop futurists announce their second album of 2017.

bob vylan presents the price of life review

Ho99o9 : United States of Horror

A hip-hop record for fucking up the norm.

Ice Cube Amerikka's Most Wanted Hall of Fame

Ice Cube’s AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted was a pivotal cry for social justice

After NWA, Ice Cube took a step in an entirely new direction.

Kendrick Lamar tour

Kendrick Lamar announces tour

The DAMN. summer tour launches in July.

Kendrick DAMN

Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.

We will be talking about this album all year.