2013 Hot 97 Summer Jam Festival Village Stage Lineup Announced

(AllHipHop News) Minor league or not, Hot 97 has provided upcoming artists a showcase at Summer Jam before the main stage performances since 2004. Previous Festival Village performers include Kendrick Lamar, Nina Sky, Big K.R.I.T., T.O.K., A$AP Rocky and others. Check out the lineup for Hot 97’s 2013 Summer Jam Festival Village Stage: Action Bronson […]

Kendrick Lamar Hits the Road for Verge Campus Tour

(AllHipHop News) Acclaimed West-Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar is in high demand these days.  After a performance on Saturday Night Live, a remix with Jay-Z and after being named “MTV’s Hottest MC,” Kendrick’s schedule is as busy as it can get right now. Recently the championed rapper announced a set of nationwide tour dates that concludes in his […]

Kendrick Lamar, Black Hippy & Earl Sweatshirt To Play Downtown Music Festival

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop collective Black Hippy (Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock) and Earl Sweatshirt of Odd Future were just announced as part of the lineup for the annual Downtown Music Festival sponsored by Downtown Records. The west coast emcees will join Sky Ferreira, DIIV, Palma Violets, Trash Talk, Beach Fossils, Teengirl Fantasy, Ducktails, […]

Wyclef Jean Speaks On Chief Keef, Lil Wayne, & The Evolution Of Hip-Hop

(AllHipHop News) “What is real Hip-Hop?” is a question that has been asked since its inception. As the culture continues to expand artistically and geographically some see parts of Hip-Hop’s new direction as a fake interpretation of the true essence while others feel it is an inevitable growth as younger generations take the lead. Former […]