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Close-up black-and-white image of rapper Chuck D

A new audio docu-drama series about the rise of hip-hop that's narrated by Chuck D is available to listen to now.


Can You Dig It...

Cypress Hill recreate Simpsons cameo, perform ‘Black Sunday’ with symphony orchestra: Watch

Cypress Hill performed live with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra at Mission Ballroom last week. You can watch some clips from the show below.


While this...

Collection of classic hip-hop memorabilia to be auctioned at Sotheby’s

An array of classic hip-hop memorabilia is being auctioned at Sotheby's New York this week. 


Items range from vinyl to studio kit, flyers to sneakers...

Loraine James shares new single, ‘Déjà Vu’ featuring RiTchie: Listen

Loraine James has shared a new single, ‘Déjà Vu’, which features vocals by RiTchie from Arizona rap group Injury Reserve. You can hear the tune...

Photo of the late MF Doom wearing his mask

Leeds Teaching Hospitals, an NHS Trust that runs St. James University Hospital, has apologised to MF DOOM’s family after being questioned about the quality of...

MF DOOM poses in his face mask

An inquest into the death of MF DOOM has heard of concerns about the way the rapper was treated before his death in 2020.


DOOM –...

Photo of Souls Of Mischief performing on stage

30 years after their debut, four rappers from Oakland, California, remember how they became one of the first crews on the West Coast to make a particularly conscious, lyrical strand of hip-hop, with an album that influenced generations of artists

In February 1992 a bunch of industry bigwigs showed up in San Francisco. They were there for the Gavin Seminar, a showcase of West Coast...

Image of ‘Rap: 50 Years Of Hip Hop’ vinyl cover and double LP

Sony Music has shared details of a double LP compilation that looks at the development of hip-hop over the last 50 years.


‘Rap: 50 Years...

New photozine documents hip-hop from 1982-2020

A new photozine explores hip-hop culture from the early 1980s.


'Hip Hop Years The B Sides 1982-2020' by British-born photographer Janette Beckman features 36 pages...

Front cover image of Wu-Tang Clan 1994-2004 photozine

Previously unseen images of Wu-Tang Clan taken over a 10-year period by Eddie Otchere are being released in a new photozine.


The 36 page Wu-Tang...

Black Thought The Roots The Upcycled Self Memoir

The Roots' Black Thought has announced his debut book, The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are. The publication...

Killer Mike Michael Don't Let The Devil

Killer Mike has announced his first solo album in a decade, and shared the first track, 'Don't Let the Devil'. You can listen to the...

Arrested Development People Everyday 30th anniversary tour

Arrested Development have announced a People Everyday Tour, with the legendary hip hop group set to play a slew of UK and European shows this...

Nas has dropped a new track with Atlanta rapper 21 Savage. You can hear the collaboration, 'One Mic, One Gun', below. 


The joint effort will...

Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar has shared a new video for the single 'Rich Spirit', the latest to be taken from his acclaimed album, 'Mr. Morale & the...

Legal bill preventing use of rap lyrics in court comes into effect in California

A legal bill preventing the use of rap lyrics as evidence in court has come into effect in California.


The California state legislature's Assembly Bill...

Coolio performing in the '90s

Coolio, the West Coast rapper best know for his hit single 'Gangsta's Paradise, has died. He was 59 years old.


No cause of death has...

DJ Premier releases music video for 'Remy Rap feat. Remy Ma & Rapsody': Watch

DJ Premier has release a music video for 'Remy Rap feat. Remy Ma & Rapsody'. Watch it below. 


The visual is the first to accompany...

Tupac Shakur Wake Me When I'm Free

The 2Pac exhibition, 'Tupac Shakur: Wake Me When I'm Free', has announced its final run of programming, which will conclude on 5th September, with film...

Dorothy Classic Hip Hop Stamp Collection

A new stamp card-style print has been released paying tribute to 40 hip-hop albums, tracing the genre back to its early-1980s roots and celebrating its...