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At the core, Hip-hop music is all about sending a message. And in any ways, strong messages are only as strong as the stories behind them. Additionally, strong stories are perhaps only as strong as the voices that project them. All that being said, yesterday marked the 11^th year of one of Hip-hop’s most narrative records.

Roughly a year after his critically-acclaimed debut studio album, Kanye West returned with Late Registration, leaving fans enamored at the producer-turned-rapper’s exponential growth as a musician, lyricist, and more significantly, a storyteller.

Although the album featured West exploring several political issues—corruption, poverty, and racism to mention a few. In doing so, however, West nev

Many of the music industry's biggest stars attended the MTV Video Music Awards last night, but Beyonce dominated the show with a seventeen minute medley of songs from her visual album "Lemonade," and a record number of award wins.

Watch Beyonce's "Lemonade" live medley here.

Beyonce won six awards last night, included the coveted Video of The Year for "Formation," bringing her total number of VMA wins up to 21, shattering the record for most total

Marquavis Goolsby, better known as Dae Dae, is an American rapper based out of Atlanta’s Boulevard Fourth Ward. Applauded in the hip-hop scene for hit singles such as “What U Mean (Aye Aye Aye)”, “Spend It”, and “Dej Loaf”, the young rapper continues to exhibit his lyrical expertise as a rising hip-hop artist. In a recent interview, RAPStation uncovered DaeDae’s beginnings as a humble musician growing in Atlanta.

How the name “Dae Dae” came to be?

                “I used to tell my friends that my family calls me ‘Dede’, but they’d mistake it for “Dae&

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the release of The Roots' Grammy award nominated Game Theory, as well as the 21st anniversary of the release of Conspiracy by the Junior M.A.F.I.A.

Game Theory was released on this day back in 2006, and while the album was only attained a moderate amount of commercial attention at the time of its release, it was beloved by fans and critics alike, and is still widely considered to be one of The Roots' strongest studio albums. Inspired by Public Enemy's It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, Game Theory saw The Roots adopt a more serious, socially conscious direction, with lyrics that directly addressed issues like the Iraq war and the glorification of violence in hi

Michael Jackson, the undisputed King of Pop, would have been fifty-eight years old today. Fans and fellow artists are using the occasion to celebrate Jackson's music and lasting legacy.

Grammy award winning rapper Wyclef Jean of The Fugees expressed his admiration for the late King of Pop on Twitter earlier today, saying "Michael Jackson was my music god, he made me believe all things are possible & through positive music he will live forever, happy birthday." Many other musicians,including The Roots' Que

RAPstation readers in southern California are invited to join in on Iller Than Thriller pre-Halloween hip hop themed costume party and fundraiser.

The 21+ event, which takes place one week before Halloween on October 23rd, will celebrate hip hop culture while at the same time raising money for a good cause -- a completely non profit cancer clinic that will offer treatment to cancer patients without taking any of their (or even their insurance's) money. Since it's Halloween, costumes are mandatory, and since it's a night of classic hip hop, the event's organizers are suggesting you break out your classic Adidas tracksuits and gold chains.

The event will feature live sets from DJ Lethal, best known for his work with Limp Bizkit and La Coka Nostra,