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 Young artist Wash enjoyed a breakout season last year with his video “Can’t Trust These Thots” going viral, which also won recognition from Billboard. Paving the way to his well-earned spot in mainstream R&B and Hip-hop, “Thots” gathered several peak-level rankings and the attention of many through the track’s contagious vibe, which actually flaunts taking cues from TLC classic “No Scrubs”.

With all that hype going around, fans and followers have perceived much pressure weighed down on the rising star. The built-up anticipation, however, reaches its cathartic end as Wash releases his latest track video “Where You Been”.

Directed by Edward Tran (who worked with several artists inc

2 out of 3 Hip-hop fans will hear the name Ma$e and remember the several hits he offered as the Florida-born, Harlem-raised rapper. On the other hand, many others also respect his identity as simply Mason Durell Betha, the talented rapper-turned-pastor and motivational speaker.

August 27 (tracing back to 1977), Betha was born in Jacksonville, Florida, then migrating to Harlem when he was three; His ties with certain notorious crowds, however, brought him back to his hometown at age 13. His journey into the realm of Hip-hop began when he returned to New York as a teenage Betha began dabbling into rap as a simple hobby.

On the contrary, his partial pursuit led him to a certain Cudda Love (manager of the iconic Biggie Smalls), who then led Betha down to Atlanta, where h

On Friday, August 26, starting at 6 a.m. PDT, Seattle radio station KEXP dedicates twelve hours to De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising, the groundbreaking hip-hop classic. KEXP DJs will play the entire album, plus related B-sides and rarities, and all the original recording. They will also sample sources, including songs by Johnny Cash, the Turtles, Hall & Oates, Funkadelic, and James Brown. New interviews with members of De La Soul and producer Prince Paul, conducted by Street Sounds host Larry Mizell, Jr., are also included. 

According to poducer Prince Paul, he and De La Soul weren’t intentionally seeking out strange samples for the album. “It wasn’t looking for things that were, ‘man this is just bizarre!&rs

  After receiving widespread acclaim from audiences with his debut two-disc album Summertime ’06, West Coast rapper Vince Staples returns with the release of his latest work, Prima Donna, debuting August 26, 2016.

The EP will release one track above its previously-reported description. Staples shares his enigmatic rendition of the hymnal classic, “This Little Light of Mine”, fronting as the collective’s introduction track. 

Prima Donna packages seven tracks including a track featuring multi-talented Kilo Kish, and another with A$AP Rocky who also guested on his premier studio album. The track “War Ready” includes inte

From the beautifully arranged and impactful title track to the call to action of “Change the World” featuring Blackalicious’ Gift of Gab, Albuquerque’s Wake Self’s latest album, Malala, retains a musicality unmatched by most modern day emcees and offers up brilliant social commentary often lacking in the current hip-hop landscape. 

As the follow-up to 2014’s Good Things Happen to Those Who Wake, it’s clear the 20-something emcee has done some growing up over the past two years. From tackling his own personal demons to having the courage to speak out against social injustices, his voice has become more powerful with every rhyme he spits. Every song on the 15-track album has its own concept, something Wake made sure was

  Let’s face it, Hip-hop isn’t really something you would link to the Brits. In fact, the scene has endured much criticism over the years, leaving UK’s brand of Hip-hop fading into the music industry’s darkest corners. This, however, proves to be the perfect stage for this British rapper “Murds” as he defies these odds and generates a unique voice within the Hip-hop scene.

Born and raised in Bracknell, England, Robert Bambridge, despite the genre proving an obscure kind, spent his entire childhood immersed in the Hip-hop scene. Murds then picked up the pen as a teenager in college, representing the beginning of the young artist’s journey.

In a culture fundamentally estranged from Hip-hop, Murds persisted with his music,