We Ran Into Jesse Boykins III at Afropunk
JESSE BOYKINS TALKS ABOUT AFROPUNK FEST’S POPULARITY, HIS “BARTHOLOWMEW” MIXTAPE, AND BEING MENTORED BY

#ATLRiseUp: MMG’s Tracy T Is On A Mission To Get His Hustle Up In More Ways Than Just Music
EXCLUSIVE: THE ATLANTA RAPPER TALKS NEW MIXTAPE, RICK ROSS & MEEK MILL

10 Hip-Hop Biopics That Should Get Made
Considering the success of the N.W.A biopic, here are 10 other Hip-Hop stories that we’d love to see get adapted for the big screen.

Apollo Ali Talks About Street Dudes Using Apps
“IF YOU IN THE STREETS, AINT NO REASON FOR YOU TO BE ON THESES APPS!”

EXCLUSIVE: Jay IDK Talks ‘SubTrap’ Album, His Musical Influences & DMV Hip Hop
THE INDIE ARTIST COMBINES TRAP MUSIC WITH LYRICAL CONTENT

Eight Things We Remember From Afropunk Fest 15
THERE WERE SO MANY DOPE MEMORIES FROM THIS YEAR’S AFROPUNK, THESE 8 WE HELD CLOSE

Redman Talks ‘How High 2’ and Directing Videos
Redman Tells Us The Status of ‘How High 2’

Temperature’s Rising: Frank Peters
Drake and Meek shocked the world when they engaged in a heated battle on wax, so much so that NPR even felt compelled to weigh in on the story. In the 90’s, aggression in hip-hop was the norm, but somewhere in the mid-2000’s it devolved into mainly “party music,” without an ounce of ingenuity of […]

10 Reasons Why You Need To Experience Afropunk Fest: Present By The Odd Side
GOOD MUSIC, STREET STYLE, INNOVATIVE ART ARE ONLY A FEW REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD COME TO THE FESTIVAL

EXCLUSIVE: EA Sports Developer Ryan Santos & MICK Discuss ‘LIVE Pro-Am’ Modes For ‘NBA LIVE 16’
THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED B-BALL GAME INCLUDES UNIQUE INTERACTIVE FEATURES & WORLD FAMOUS COURTS

#ATLRiseUp: ILLClinton Is Atlanta’s Hip Hop Offspring Of The Civil Rights Movement
THE BLOOD BROTHERS MELD SOCIAL AWARENESS WITH ECLECTIC MUSIC

Compton’s Billionaire Buck discusses Kendrick, YG, Big KRIT, Freddie Gibbs, N.W.A. and The West’s Second Coming
As part of my job, I get the chance to listen to sorts of Hip Hop from all regions. But I have no shame in admitting that I have a bias for the West Coast. In my formative years, growing up in Southern California, I remember stealing borrowing a copy of my brother’s Warren G […]

Ar-Ab Talks About Relationship With Drake And Meek Mill Beef
AR-AB SIGNING TO DRAKE?

EXCLUSIVE: OG Maco Talks People Dismissing His Talent, Social Media Rants, & the Internet Age
OG MACO: THE INTERNET’S TURNING PEOPLE INTO ROBOTS!

EXCLUSIVE: Jon Connor Talks ‘Compton’ Studio Sessions with Dr. Dre, the ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Movie, and Getting Signed to Aftermath
“Statik Selektah hit me and he said, ‘You are forever etched in Hip-Hop history.'”

Straight Outta Compton: 10 MC Ren Songs You Need To Hear!
Get To Know MC Ren!

RIP Sean Price: One of A Kind
The Omega…
