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Surprise albums have become a the staple marketing strategy of the past 365, which has been quite exciting — for the most part. The latest out of nowhere release came this week from legendary Compton OG, DJ Quik,...

"I don’t create unless I'm inspired by something. I'm disciplined to write and create on the spot, but, I prefer to do it organically, you know? Because that makes it art, to me."

I work on music EVERY SINGLE DAY. Not because I have to…but because I owe music.  Grind and hustle can never truly be appreciated by the general public; unless they’re your day ones, they probably can’t comprehend that...

As promised, TDE is off to a stellar start to 2016; after the massive success of Kendrick’s untitled unmastered, Schoolboy Q is gearing up to drop his new project. The interwebs went nuts with the release of his...

Psycho Les and JuJu, better known to the world as the Beatnuts, are not only the only Latin members of the infamous Native Tongues Collective, they’re also two of the dopest producers from the golden era. From the...

Today we have a new joint by New York rapper EsZ — a rapper who’s no stranger to the staff here at AAHIPHOP. In the past, we’ve featured his songs “Rose Petals” and “Away From Me.” His latest...

Native Brooklynite, Jimmy Heights, is making a b-line towards the front of the new school movement taking place ion the NYC scene. After a solid listen to his first mixtape, “Don Quixote,” and his latest mixtape, “Black AmeriKKKa,”...

While on the hunt for a digital artist to help him design a mixtape cover, entrepreneur Lee Holloway discovered a huge niche. Many of the providers that existed in the market either used cheap looking templates or lacked...