Besides Dr. Dre's Detox, Graduation is arguably the most anticipated hip-hop album of 2007. Kanye knows just how eager fans are to get a taste of what's to come. So, ... Read More

Here's the grueling truth: Women are largely under-represented in hip-hop today. In the testosterone-driven world of hip-hop, only a handful of the ladies have succeeded in breaking the mold. So, ... Read More

Biggie Smalls will be rolling in his grave when he sees Karl Rove's lifeless hip-hop performance. The presidential adviser rocked the house at an annual broadcast journalists' awards dinner on ... Read More

It's been seventeen years since EPMD introduced the world to Redman on Business As Usual via the 20-year old upstart's verses on "Hardcore" and "Brothers on My Jock." The highly-praised ... Read More

We bid adiós to three songs this week: Nas' "Can't Forget About You," Timbaland's "Kill Yourself," Jazzy Jeff & CL Smooth's "All I Know." You know what that means, there ... Read More

With Lloyd Banks now subservient to his softer Blue Hefner persona, and Tony Yayo busy slapping 14-year olds on the street, the burden of restoring G-Unit's legacy as hip-hop's top ... Read More

Fabolous adds another jewelry box to his collection with his latest video “Diamonds” featuring Young Jeezy. Rodney Dugue explores the undying relationship between diamonds and rappers in this "Diamonds" video ... Read More

"Who's the best MCs? Biggie, Jay-Z or Nas" - Jay-Z ("Where I'm From") It's arguably the most prominent debate in hip-hop. We've all found ourselves enthusiastically defending our favorite lyricists at ... Read More

Hate him or love him, Mims is an anomaly. The New York native, who marked his 26th birthday four days ago, went from unsigned hype to 2007's most popular rookie ... Read More

This week's lineup is crowded, with Red Gone Wild, Music Is My Savior, and Buck the World, all scheduled to hit stores on the same day. Other notable new CDs ... Read More

Snoop Dogg won't be able to attend his own concert in Britain as he's been denied a visa into the country for his past criminal activity, including a fight at ... Read More

His new album isn't even out but T.I. is already breaking records. T.I. vs. T.I.P. takes the Most Periods on a Rap Album Title award for 2007. It's the follow-up ... Read More

The hip-hop community has added its voice to the growing dissent over the Iraq war via "Make Hip-Hop Not War," a 15-city event designed to galvanize young people in urban ... Read More

Whoever said that "the grass suffers when two elephants fight" must've never heard of El-P, hip-hop, and I'll Sleep When You're Dead. El-P's love-hate affair with hip-hop has churned one ... Read More

Some new rap releases slated to hit stores tomorrow include: J Dilla's Ruff Draft (Reissue), Crime Mob's Hated on Mostly, El-P's I'll Sleep When You're Dead, Hieroglyphics' Overtime, and the ... Read More

Kanye's "Classic" collaboration with Nas, Rakim, and KRS-One enters its third week at No. 1. Also in this week's chart: a new single from Mims, a double-treat from Devin the ... Read More

Rich Boy made a splash in 2006 with his ubiquitous hit single, "Throw Some D's," which spawned various remixes, including one that brought Kanye West out of his shell. For ... Read More

"Boss' Life," the immodestly-titled fourth single from Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, features west coast vet Nate Dogg on the single version. If you're among the 800,000 people who bought Snoop's ... Read More

"My album comes out June 19th," 50 Cent announced on a New York radio station. He's referring to his much-delayed third entry, Before I Self Destruct. Fiddy goes on to ... Read More

I had an opportunity to watch Slim Thug's crew, the Boss Hogg Outlawz, rock the stage at a 2006 car show. Their 5-minute performance was eclipsed by their boss' overall ... Read More

To remind us that albums are still relevant in this growing age of downloads, the National Association of Record Merchandisers and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame unveiled "The ... Read More

Usually when U.S. Congress brings up hip-hop it's to point out how detrimental it is and how doomed teenagers would be by listening to rap music. This time, Congress is ... Read More

Detroit lost two heavyweight hip-hoppers last year. The vast abysses left by Proof and Dilla can't possibly be filled by one man, but some say Curtis Cross (popularly known as ... Read More

Lots of D's will be thrown at Best Buy cashiers all over the world today. We're talking about Rich Boy's self-titled debut LP which is in stores as we speaketh. ... Read More

After a six-year hiatus and twice that amount of false starts on his comeback album, Red Gone Wild, the Jersey-bred vet is back and ready to propel hip-hop to cloud ... Read More

Looks like Snoop started his European tour on a bad note. The U.S. rapper was held by Swedish authorities overnight Monday on suspicion of using illegal drugs, but was released ... Read More

The year is 1996 and Snoop Dogg and Sean "Puffy" Combs are among the vanguards of a hip-hop war between the east coast and the west coast. Fast forward to ... Read More

Every year, hundreds of artists converge in Austin, TX to strut their stuff. The South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival, which began in 1987, featured as many as 1,493 artists ... Read More

Today marks the 12th anniversary of one of hip-hop's greatest emcees, the Notorious B.I.G. Biggie Smalls excelled at many aspects of emceeing, including the ability to outrhyme his peers on ... Read More

I can't believe it's been ten years since we lost one of the most influential hip-hop artists of all time. In honor of the tenth anniversary of Biggie’s passing, Sean ... Read More

The last time Little Brother dropped an album, a flurry of controversies ensued. The progressive hip-hop crew is now back in the news, following the exit of producer/friend 9th Wonder ... Read More

He's not a businessman, he's a business, man. Jay-Z has agreed to sell his Rocawear clothing line to Iconix Brand Group for $204 million in cash and up to an additional ... Read More

The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN)'s "Get Your Money Right" tour, now in its third year, brings together the power combo of financial experts and hip-hop stars to offer advice ... Read More

How about some positive Jay-Z news for a change? Sir Hova of Brooklyn is among the stars chosen to induct a select music icons at the Rock & Roll Hall ... Read More

On "This Is Why I’m Hot," newcomer MIMS takes the party upstairs with a neutral anthem that caters to all party goers. See our song review on "This Is Why ... Read More

MIMS, the first breakout rapper of 2007, has jumped right into our Top 10 chart. But is his crossover smash "hot" enough to steal the top spot from Kanye West, ... Read More

Queen Latifah is hard at work promoting her latest HBO film, "Life Support." The hip-hop queen will stop by MTV's TRL studios today. Ellen DeGeneres sweethearts Gym Class Heroes return ... Read More

For his Spring 2007 tour, Nas is focussing on clubs and small venues. (Why, Jay, why?) But you can expect to enjoy some big hits from Hip-Hop Is Dead, if ... Read More

Ubiquitous sound architect Timbaland is set to host a lavish fundraiser for Democratic Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton in Miami, FL this month. Timbaland (born Timothy Mosley) will host the ... Read More

Turns out the Jiggaman is not immune from the baby mama saga that often plagues music stars. A young Trinidadian model known as Shenelle Scott claims to have a secret ... Read More

What better way to celebrate NIKE's classic sneakers than a motley crew of classic MCs? It's a pretty classic scenario. Ok, we promise to retire the word 'classic' from our ... Read More

50 Cent's bulletproof vest emerged unscathed in his YouTube-assisted war of words with Cam'ron, according to 58% of you. I beg to differ, of course. Granted, both diss songs were ... Read More