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Not too long ago, Lil Wayne created quite an uproar among the Hip-hop scene with his social media posts hinting at the young rapper’s speculated retirement.

His previous rantings, which fans and followers connected to his long-term frustrations with Cash Money Records, transitions today into a rather “Grateful” tone, as the Weezy addressed the end of his Cash Money era, and announced a new start with his latest single, entitled… wait, nevermind.

Although the departure surfaces as a speculative matter at the current, Lil Wayne’s new track imposes itself simply as his gratefulness at a new beginning: “New chapter, move on, look back for  what… They can’t put no more Weezy Baby out/ That’s that C

FX premiered the drama-comedy, Atlanta, featuring the three-in-one package artist, Donald Glover—known to Hip-hop fans as Childish Gambino.

Prior to this, Glover’s already provided fans and media viewers a glimpse of his writing skills working for 30 Rock’s Tina Fey, as well as producing his own stand-up comedy skits, and appearing in films, such as the recent Matt Damon flick, The Martian.

With the show’s debut last Tuesday, audiences encountered Glover, not only appearing as the series main, but as creator and writer behind Atlanta as well. And guess what topic dominates a large part in the show’s story? Hip-hop, of course.

The main plot revolves around Earnest Mark

I remember a certain discourse I had I with some friends about Hip-hop. We talked about its Golden Age, and all agreed that it was beyond doubt, Hip-hop’s most influential chapter.

And then they asked me who I thought was the era’s most influential rapper. I could only think of three words: Big Daddy Kane—and as a little disclaimer, although I don’t think my explanations cannot fully express the justice he deserves, I will try my best.

Like most artists, Antonio Hardy began in Hip-hop underground. His humble beginnings, however, didn’t seem much arduous a task as many fans came to admire his uncanny “ability to syncopate over faster hip-hop beats”—despite having asthma. In fact, many artists would most likely consider h

Richmond, California-based emcee Locksmith (real name Davood Asgar) dropped a new video for the track “Grime” this week that finds the dexterous wordsmith rapping all over the streets of New York City.  His upcoming album, Olive Branch, is Locksmith’s third studio album, following 2014’s A Thousand Cuts and 2015’s Lofty Goals. 

After gaining notoriety in the underground hip-hop scene through MTV's MC Freestyle Championship, he’s steadily been crafting a sustainable career while consistently touring with fellow Bay Area hip-hop artists like Zion I. 

Locksmith was also a battle rapper on GrindTimeNow. To date, he has battled Dizaster, Passwurdz, Daylyt, and Jonny Storm, however, he has

Louisiana rapper, Kevin Gates, played the Salvador Dali persona last Thursday with the release of his latest video for “Time For That”, a track featured in his debut album Islah.

Pertaining to the MV, the visuals display Gates channeling the inner artist staged on what seems to be a time-warping, twilight zone-esque wasteland, complete with abandoned towns and structures—talk about enigmatic, right? Well if you actually are a fan of Salvador Dali, then you’d probably find Gates’ attempts quite plausible actually.

If you’re not convinced, check out the songs chorus: “See girl, I’m fine with that / I done gave my watches away, Ain’t got no time for that / Asking where’s my heart, go

I riggity-riggity-realize that no diggity-doubt you’ve come across these words before. Ever wonder where they came from though? And do, not Dave Chapelle, although he did a good job incorporating them into his shows.

These words originate from the hit 90’s duo, Das EFX—and today marks the birthdate of Andre Weston, aka Krazy Drayz.

Dray and Skoob (hence, DAS) initially came to prominence being affiliated with EPMD’s Hit Squad, but what really made them stand out was their uncanny “stream of consciousness lyrical delivery”. This iconic style first inherent in the duo became one of the generation’s most influential trends—and in case you haven’t noticed—this trend is still present even in today&rs