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A-F-R-O has only been on the scene for a few years, but this teenage rapper has already been compared to The Notorious B.I.G. and Jay Z. Multiple outlets have labelled him "the future of hip hop," and all you need to do is listen to one of his incredibly smooth, eloquent verses to see why.

A-F-R-O started rapping when he was just nine years old, after hearing Rakim's "Microphone Fiend." Rejecting the mainstream artists of his time, the young southern California MC grew up listening to KRS-One, Wu Tang Clan, and Big Daddy Kane.

“I’m not really a fan of the new stuff, I recognize that some of them are pretty dope, but to me it’s the voice first thing of all, and I don’t really hear anyone new whose voice is real

Not everyone can get away with releasing an album of sexy slow jams when they're sixty years old, but not everyone is Drake's dad.

Dennis Graham, best known for having an awesome mustache and being the father of Degrassi star Drake, recently released a preview off of the first track off of his upcoming R&B album, Kinda Crazy.

You can see the legitimately amazing preview video here.

The album, which is totally 100% not just being made because Graham is the father of o

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According to a recent press release, Vince Staples will release his upcoming EP, Prima Donna, on August 26^th. It will feature production from James Blake, No I.D., DJ Dahi, and it will include guest appearances from A$AP Rocky and Kilo Kish.

Furthermore, it was announced that the six song EP will be released with an accompanying short film directed by Nabil, the director of videos for artists such as Kanye West, Frank Ocean, and FKA Twigs. Information regarding the content of the film has not yet been made available.

Beginning on August 19^th, the Long Beach emcee will begin taking preorders on his website for a special vinyl edition of the EP. Only 5,000 copies of the special edition will b

YG is back with another Donald Trump protest song, and this time he's brought G-Eazy and Macklemore along.

Entitled "FDT (F*ck Donald Trump) Part 2," the new song features YG taking the Reoublican presidential candidate to task. Filmed at an anti-Trump rally, the video features Americans of different backgrounds flipping off the camera while the trio of rappers proudly declare "F*ck Donald Trump."

The original "FDT" was released last March and also features Nipsey Hustle. The song appeared on YG's latest album, "Still Brazy," which was released earlier this summer and debuted at number 6 on the Billboard charts.

Two songs apparently weren't enough to contain YG's hatred for Donald Trump, as the Compton

Commended as perhaps the most anticipated series in hip hop culture, Netflix original series The Get Down, rekindles one obscure yet fundamental aspect grounded in history of HipHop.

The show features protagonist Ezekiel “Books” Figueroa, portrayed by Justice Smith, integrating  an interesting duality in a culture strongly tied to African American movements. “One of the main reasons we made the character… is because we wanted to play on that duality,” remarked project producer Nelson George, “New York culture of the 70’s and 80’s was very much a mix of southern black, Latino primarily in Puerto Rican and Jamaican—and those three elements played a huge part [in] the creation of what we call hip-hop.