Hip-hop appreciates moms. The greatest MCs in history wouldn't have been able to share their lyrical gift with the world if it wasn't for their mothers. A$AP Ferg, Master P, Lecrae and more share the best advice their mothers gave them.
Stro (formerly known as Astro) is back with the video for his single "K.I.N.G." featuring Bishop Nehru. The song appeared on Stro's 2014 EP Computer Era and is an acronym for Keeping Ignorant Niggas Glorified. The track is a socially conscious ditty that examines the glorification of items in the Black community, and the symbolic video treatment helps push home the message...
As Termanology gears for his upcoming new album Shut Up And Rap, he lets loose “I’m Good” featuring Boston MC and Michael Christmas and rapper/actor Astro (have you watched Red Band Society yet? you should) with awesome cuts by Statik Selektah. Shut Up And Rap...
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Ransom decided to help get the work week started with a new goodie entitled, "Around The World." Here, Ransom spits some street poetry over a key loop that combines just the right amount of nostalgia and grit. Credit goes to Vocab for the beat
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For those of you that don't think rappers shed tears, they most certainly do and we've got the pictures to prove it. Gathering up a bunch of photos of rappers on their emotional heavy days, XXL presents "Rappers Cry Too."
And in the words of Ja Rule, "I cry, you cry...
Astro walks around his neighborhood stirring up quite a lot of mischief in his new video "Yes I Know My G." Playing the exact opposite of Mr. Nice Guy, the teenage MC wreaks havoc on the NY streets in the sunny visual that hails from his latest project...
If you haven't seen them yet, or to refresh your memory, you can watch the BET cyphers here.
Cypher 7 with Asia Sparks, Bad Lucc, Problem and Astr is only available online.
BET Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers Line-Up
Cypher 1 – Wax, Rapsody, Emis Killa, Rittz, Jon Connor
Cypher 2 – A$AP Ferg, A$AP Twelvy, A$AP Nast, A$AP Ant, A$AP Rocky
Cypher 3 – Action Bronson, Star Life Breezy,Travis $cott, Tifanny Fox
BET filmed its Hip-Hop Awards show last night in Atlanta. Though you'll have to wait for the show to air to see the entire coveted "Cypher" segment, the network released its "Digital All Stars Cypher" which consists of Astro, Asia Sparks, Bad Lucc and Problem...