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Bernie Worrell, P-Funk's "Wizard of Woo" and a pioneering musician, has passed away at the age of 72.

Worrell is best known for being the keyboardist for George Clinton's funk/soul collective Parliament-Funkadelic, a band that would later inspire a future generation of hip hop and pop artists, including De La Soul, LL Cool J, Prince, and Snoop Dogg. Worrell is also known for popularizing the use of the famous Moog synthesizer and paving the way for future generations of electronic music. Worrell was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.

Worrell announced that he had late stage lung cancer last January. News of his sickness was met with an outpouring of love from the music industry, who rallied to help Worrell and his family pay his m

These past few months have seen several fascinating artistic developments from Aesop Rock.  On April 29th, he released The Impossible Kid, his seventh studio album, and a few weeks ago, he even made his Tonight Show debut.  Aesop Rock seems to be showing now signs of putting the brakes on his momentum, as he just released the music video for Kirby, the next single from his new album.

The video features Aesop Rock, imagined as puppet, playing with a kitten, apparently named Kirby.  The titular kitten upon whom the song seems to be based can be observed engaging in feline antics while the puppet version of Aesop Rock looks on and raps lines such as, “15 years

The RZA has been a busy man as of late.  Not only has the producer been hard at work on the Banks and Steelz album, an aptly titled collaboration with Paul Banks from Interpol, but he also just recently announced his intention to make an album of songs inspired by classic Atari video games such as Asteroids and Centipedes.  

“I’m so excited to work on these iconic games to deliver what I believe will be one of my best albums. I am going to invite some of my friends to join me and it will be Game On with the first beat,” RZA recently announced in a statement to Billboard.  This will mark the second time RZA has collaborated with Atari, as RZA paired up with the company in 2006 when he lent his voice over talents to Getting Up: Contents Under Pre

Following Britain's historic decision to leave the European Union yesterday, a number of socially conscious hip hop artists posted their concerns to social media.

British citizens voted in favor of leaving the European Union yesterday, in a move that shocked many and is generally seen as a victory for isolationist Conservatism. The consequences of the vote to leave, generally referred to as "#Brexit" online, are already being felt: the value of the British pound experienced a historic plummet in value following the vote, and politicians from Scotland, which voted overwhelming to remain in the EU, are already discussing options to leave the now independent UK.

London-based rapper Konan 

Solomon “Jumbo” David is getting ready to hit the stage at The Fox Theatre in Boulder, Colorado. Along with his tour partners, Blackalicious and Latyrx’s Lateef the Truthspeaker, the Portland-based emcee’s explosive performance perfectly encapsulates the passion his has for his craft and hip-hop culture. As a member of the Lifesavas, he’s built a reputable career of his own and is grateful for every day he gets to get on a mic, which as of late, is quite frequently. 

Currently overseas continuing his run with the Quannum Projects family, Jumbo is witnessing the upheaval in the United Kingdom since the country announced its succession from the European Union (EU). While it’s frustrating and scary, and could have a profound effect on the

Hip Hop God, Craig G., out with his new album I Rap And Go Home, sat down to talk with RAPstation a bit about his new album and his career in general. Former Juice Crew member, Craig G. came from Queensbridge, New York, and has been rapping for what seems like his whole life. At a young age, he began working with Marley Marl of the Juice Crew and went on to where he is at today, still making music as a solo artist. 

RAPstation (Kianna Woods) How did you get started with the Juice Crew?

That story is actually not as exciting as a motion picture but how I started with the Juice Crew was I had the good fortune, basically, of living in Marley Marl’s building in Queensbridge. I used to harass him constant