Royce da 5’9, (aka Ryan Daniel Montgomery) was born in Detroit, Michigan on 5 July 1977. He always been labeled as a lyrical genius for years, but his new track “Dead President Heads,” a six-and-a-half-minute emotional tangent with...

2016 is poised to be the breakout year singer/songwriter Justina Valentine has been fighting for her entire career. Widely considered to be New Jersey’s best-kept secret, the consistently-fresh hip-hop and soul infused artist is regularly spotlighted across the...

This morning as I woke up — sort of — for a (brief) few minutes, my wife broke the news to me: Phife, of A Tribe, Called Quest, had passed. His cause of death was not immediately disclosed,...

Meet The Family — a ghost production team out of Sydney, Australia, and New York. They’ve been working on the global hip hop scene for over a decade and are now coming out of the dark to start...

Flatbush Zombies move through the rap game like a lone stoner at a silent rave listening to Metallica. The Brooklyn trio is a step sideways of the mainstream, with a cult following that has morphed into a full-fledged...

Hip-hop has embraced, Abbas ‘Bas’ Hamad. Born of Sudanese parents, on 27 May 1985 and brother to five siblings; Bas was raised in Paris until the age of eight, when his family relocated to Jamaica, Queens. His rise...

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...