Blackalicious is getting ready to drop their fourth studio album, Imani Vol. 1, on Aug. 14. It's been 10 years since the rap duo dropped The Craft, so a new LP is long overdue. The hip-hop group comprising of Gift of Gab and producer Chief Xcel will be dropping the first installment of a trilogy before the summer's end. Fans can support the fo...
You really have to admire the fervor and energy of some of today's reporters. With the popularity of hip-hop increasingly growing exponentially by the second, many people have embraced the culture openly. If you recall, Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter did his tongue-twisting rendition of Blackalicious' "Alphabet Aerobics" on The Tonight Show.
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Last week, XXL brought you the 10 greatest rapping duos of all time, our unranked list of the ten one-two punches that we've seen work off each other lyrically and effortlessly. The Clipse, Mobb Deep, Jay and 'Ye—they're all in there, trading bars and swapping metaphors at the genre's highest level. We m...
Macklemore is coming fresh off his four Grammy wins—for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance and Best New Artist—and is riding high following more than a year of unparalleled success, but he hasn't forgotten the power of the music that spurred him to where he is now.
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