When it comes to hip hop, Queen Latifah taught us all about U.N.I.T.Y. and female empowerment. Born Dana Elaine Owens in Newark, New Jersey, Queen Latifah is a force of nature—making a powerful impact in hip hop since...

Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States of America, but media outlets portray him as one of the ‘hippest’ presidents to ever serve in the Oval Office. Obama’s passion for the Hip Hop culture has...

In the wake of an uprising at a Donald Trump rally in Chicago, protesters of Illinois’ major city have been on everyone’s radar. Organizers all over the country, most popularly in Missouri and Ohio, have since decided to...

After Rihanna dropped her eighth album, “Anti,” in January and radio stations have kept her hit record “Work,” featuring Drake, on repeat, we can’t help but love our bad gal more and more. Currently, the song sits for...

On March 9th, the world celebrated the Brooklyn native, Notorious BIG’s 19th year death anniversary. While we don’t have the rapper in physical form, his legacy still lives on! Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Notorious BIG became the king...

PIMP PIMP HOORAY! The Compton-born rapper, Kendrick Lamar did it yet again with another genius album to indulge! I’ve been ruminating the album since he unexpectedly yet welcomely dropped the project early March. The ambiguous album reminiscent of...

Overgrind Records head honcho, Texas-based rapper FDAmusic, has continued to do big things since we last featured him here on AAHIPHOP. He’s currently back in Texas after hitting the road with OG hip-hop icon Scarface, who is still...

I’m always blindsided but lengthy milestones. That’s part of getting older, though. I remember like it was yesterday, being a young cat at summer Caribbean street festivals copping mixtapes (like actual tapes) from local and out of town...