Longevity is never a guarantee in any profession. In hip hop, it’s hardly a right or a privilege as we’re inundated by trends and radars that buzz one second and cool off just as quick as they heat...

Straight out of the motor city, and fresh off the release of his debut EP,The Jordan Year, rapper Chisom is back with a new tune into usher in Spring ’16. The Detroit-upstart is no stranger to us here...

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...

Detroit native legend, Royce 5’9” blessed us from the underground with a new booming 12 track mixtape that can be streamed on DatPiff. The mixtape is entitled Trust the Shooter and is loaded with features from Styles P....

Listening to this mixtape is a danger within itself but as they say in these times it’s LIT. The Yellow Tape King Kong & Godzilla mixtape was released last month. Maino and Uncle Murda take their core fans...

When people think of West Coast rap, they automatically think about gangsta rap laced with pimp juice. A majority still reminisce on the slow, funky tracks with the synthesizer whistling in the background, while others look to the...

Originally from Queens, NY, Tip was born Jonathan Davis but later changed his name to Kamal Ibn John Fareed after converting to Islam. Today, Q-tip turns 46 years young, and what better way to celebrate than with a...