Oh boy, here we go again with the whole "hip-hop breeds violence" debate. After a convenience store attendant was shot by robbers, a Sheriff in Florida wasted no time in ... Read More

Wow. September is already upon us. Wouldn't you like to take a break from the Curtis vs Graduation debate and get the skinny on some other heavyweight albums slated for ... Read More

Buoyed by the success of The People and The Game, Common strikes again with "Drivin' Me Wild." This time he tapped the talented Lily Allen and the lovely Lauren London. ... Read More

It's a game we know too well. A few weeks prior to a new release, 50 Cent quickly kicks up some dust and instigates petty feuds with anyone who disagrees ... Read More

Nominees for the 2007 MOBO Awards were announced a couple days ago. Unlike the 2006 MOBO Awards which saw R&B singer Anthony Hamilton misplaced in the reggae category, the folks ... Read More

Innovative rapper-ducer Hi-Tek is back with the third installment of his Hi-Teknology series. Tek, who made a name in the 90's via his collaborations with Talib Kweli and Mos Def, ... Read More

Kanye West and 50 Cent rocking the same stage at the same time? Jay-Z making a surprise appearance? Ciara swinging from a strip pole? 50 throwing up the ROC sign? ... Read More

*Ding! Ding!! Ding!!!* We have a new chart topper this week. After a stellar 5-week run, "Stronger" has been out-muscled by another bubbling hit. Also, we welcome three new tracks ... Read More

The "conscious rapper" label has been both a gift and a curse to Talib Kweli's career. First it helped him deliver his strongest solo effort (Quality) in 2002. Then his ... Read More

It's him, snitches! Swizz Beatz' solo debut, One Man Band Man, is one of the highlights this week. Also in stores as we speak are: Talib Kweli's long-delayed Warner debut ... Read More

Chamillionaire's biggest hit to date, "Ridin'," took aim at racist cops. Like "Ridin'," Cham's latest single is a blitzkrieg of assault on haters (I'm looking at you, Bill O'Reilly), with ... Read More

The Top 10 chart is back (after a 2-week hiatus), fully loaded with four new tracks. Among this week's new entrants are: "Speaker," "Barry Bonds," "None Shall Pass," and "Sweetest ... Read More

Forbes has compiled several lists ranking the most affluent business men and women but never a list devoted exclusively to hip-hop. Now that rap music has become big business, it ... Read More

*Sigh* August is already halfway gone, so you know what that means: summer's slowly winding down. But just because summer will be over in a few weeks doesn't mean we're ... Read More

Yesterday I bumped into a KING article, in which writer Keith T. Clinkscales pointed out that Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama is as hip-hop as it gets. Not only ... Read More

What is it with celebrities and cell phone smackdown? Foxy Brown has been charged with felony assault after allegedly striking a 25-year old neighbor with her Blackberry during an argument. ... Read More

When I first heard about Nu Mixx Klazzics Volume 2, I thought to myself, "Good lawd, another horribly titled 2Pac album?" After listening to the album a couple of times, ... Read More

The outcry over Nas' inclusion in the lineup for a free Virginia Tech concert further exposes the social stigma that's been attached to hip-hop. Outraged parents of seven of the ... Read More

Texas rapper Chingo Bling returns with his unique brand of hip-hop comedy on They Can't Deport Us All, his first album on Asylum Records. Another highlight of this week's calendar ... Read More

When Nas made the historic move from Columbia Records (a division of Sony BMG) to Def Jam in 2006, his old label put in one last request for a Greatest ... Read More

It can be argued that hip-hop originated as a conscious art form. After all, the only hip-hop acts to have been inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall fame, Grandmaster ... Read More

Last week, MTV crowned Lil' Wayne the "Hottest MC in the Game" to the chagrin of many hip-hop fans. What's even more alarming is that Jim Jones made the final ... Read More

Just the other day, we were discussing the gift and curse of conscious rap, how socially aware MCs are typically less successful than their mainstream counterparts. Turns out Common was ... Read More

The real race this year is between Justin Timberlake and Beyonce, each with seven nominations, but Kanye West held it down for hip-hop with a whopping 5 nominations. Kanye's "Stronger" ... Read More

One of the most anticipated albums of the year, UGK's Underground Kingz, is finally in stores, thanks to the increasing popularity of "International Players Anthem." Another eagerly-awaited rap release to ... Read More

With its superfluous display of 'kini-clad models, Will.i.am's latest music video will surely resuscitate the female objectification debate within the hip-hop community. The truth remains, though, that Will is only ... Read More

Here's video #5 from Curtis, if you're still counting. This one features ubiquitous pop crooner Justin Timberlake. Warning: The song is about sexual fantasies, so the video contains some sex-themed ... Read More

A few eyebrows were raised when Eminem's publishing company, Eight Mile Style, filed a lawsuit against California-based Apple Inc. The suit, filed in a U.S. District Court in Detroit, claims ... Read More