Listen to Styles P, “Ghost Motion” and “Ghost IP Man”
Listen to Styles P, “Ghost Motion” and “Ghost IP Man”
Listen to Styles P, “Ghost Motion” and “Ghost IP Man”
Last April's Phantom and the Ghost marked the first time Styles P's alternate moniker appeared on the cover of a retail release. Now, it can't be escaped; "ghost" or one of its variants graces the meta data for nearly everything the Lox legend touches these days. Included...
Actor Marcc Rose Will Play Tupac in ‘Straight Outta Compton’
Actor Marcc Rose Will Play Tupac in ‘Straight Outta Compton’
Actor Marcc Rose Will Play Tupac in ‘Straight Outta Compton’
Throwback to a few months ago when I had the flattop. This side by side photo of Tupac and I went viral on the internet, and was the cause of so many great things! The power of social media. A photo posted by Marcc Rose (@marccrose) on Mar 5, 2015 at 12:49pm PST 2Pac will be portrayed in the upcoming N...
The Break Presents: Gemstones
The Break Presents: Gemstones
The Break Presents: Gemstones
Gemstones, real name DeMarco Castles, was signed to Lupe Fiasco's label 1st and 15th in 2001. Gemstones appeared on Fiasco's breakout album Food & Liquor (when Castles still rapped under the name Gemini) and then again on the "Kick, Push" rapper's second record, The Cool. Since then, 'Stones ha...
Big Sean Remembers His Grandmother in “One Man Can Change the World” Video
Big Sean Remembers His Grandmother in “One Man Can Change the World” Video
Big Sean Remembers His Grandmother in “One Man Can Change the World” Video
Last December, Big Sean's grandmother, Mildred V. Leonard, passed away. Though many people are lucky enough to having loving grandparents in their life, Leonard was unique--not only was she one of the first Black, female Captains in World War 2, but she went on to be one of Detroit's first Black, female police officers. Ear...
Kool A.D., Talib Kweli and Boots Riley Tell a Colorful Story in “Hickory” Video
Kool A.D., Talib Kweli and Boots Riley Tell a Colorful Story in “Hickory” Video
Kool A.D., Talib Kweli and Boots Riley Tell a Colorful Story in “Hickory” Video
Kool A.D. is not Beyoncé, but he's close. Over the past year or so, the former Das Racist member has shot a video for every single cut from his most recent album, 2014's Word O.K. Now, the final installment arrives, by way of a Peruvian art collective called Youth Experimental Studio and their meticulous watercolor work in the Boots Riley- and Talib Kweli-featuring "Hickory." The clip fo
Listen to Jadakiss, “Shame On Ya”
Listen to Jadakiss, “Shame On Ya”
Listen to Jadakiss, “Shame On Ya”
Jadakiss season continues. Jadakiss is a proud Yonkers, New York representative but he's clearly got a lot of love for Brooklyn. Rhyming over Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Brooklyn Zoo," 40 Cal Kiss lays slaughter with straight bars and no hooks. Flo ...
Oddisee Fights to Define Success on His Latest Album
Oddisee Fights to Define Success on His Latest Album
Oddisee Fights to Define Success on His Latest Album
To say that an artist is underrated is usually meant as a compliment. What fans usually don't consider is the double edged sword that compliment wields from the artist's perspective; that the artist is not successful. But what is success and who sets those parameters...
Tyler, The Creator Says He’s No Longer Depressed
Tyler, The Creator Says He’s No Longer Depressed
Tyler, The Creator Says He’s No Longer Depressed
The breakup of Odd Future has predictably sent the group's diehard legion of fans into a frenzy.  Yesterday (June 18), a fan posted a lengthy tirade about Tyler, The Creator called called "I'm done with Tyler" on OFWGKTA's Reddit page. The...
Watch A$AP Ferg Star in New Fashion Film With Astrid Andersen
Watch A$AP Ferg Star in New Fashion Film With Astrid Andersen
Watch A$AP Ferg Star in New Fashion Film With Astrid Andersen
Fashion and music come together to make one interesting video. Presented by Red Bull Catwalk Studios, A$AP Ferg's new track, "Water," and the New York MC himself star in a new fashion film. The visual was designer Astrid Andersen's most recent catwalk presentation in London...
Nas on Charleston Massacre: “Racism Is Rotting America”
Nas on Charleston Massacre: “Racism Is Rotting America”
Nas on Charleston Massacre: “Racism Is Rotting America”
At the red carpet of premiere for the hip-hop documentary Fresh Dressed, Nas spoke on the recent shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. (June 17) that left nine innocent people dead. “Mental illness is something that I wish we could detect earlier on...detect that and vaccina...

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