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Prince Paul is certainly no stranger to collaborative hip hop work. His production on the early De La Soul albums cemented his position as one of hip hop's eminent producers. After that, he went on to do a complete stylistic about-face as he helped pioneer the macabre, horrorcore sound by assembling the Gravediggaz with RZA, Frukwan, and Poetic. Not one to be confined to any one sound, however, Prince Paul continued to demonstrate the breadth of his sonic palette by forming the Handsome Boy Modeling School project with Dan the Automator and working with musical visionaries such as Bernie Worrell and David Byrne.

It was announced recently that Prince Paul would be forming another supergroup, this time with Ladybug Mecca from the Digable Planets, voice-over legend Don Newkir

The Hip Hop collective group Blak Madeen with Yusuf Abdul-Mateen and Al-J, came together on an exclusive RAPstation.com interview to discuss their careers and their latest project Supreme Aftermath. They talk about their struggles and highlights of being in Hip Hop and insight into their music that tackles issues in today's society. Among many of the issues people face, they discuss the prejudice and hate that come with Islamophobia and use music as a platform to open up about it to “add something positive to the conversation.” 

RAPstation (Kianna Woods) Tell me about your journey in the Rap industry.

YUSUF ABDUL-MATEEN: It's been interesting. I first got

De La Soul have been in the hip hop game for almost three decades now, and while the band plays modest in regards to their legacy and influence on hip hop history, they slyly acknowledge their place as rap legends in their newest song, "Royalty Capes."

You can listen to "Royalty Capes" here.

"We are so flattered but we’ve never worn the ‘Legendary’ hat comfortably when placed on our heads. What we value is our creative reputation and the lineage of our careers," Dave, a.k.a. Plug Too told Fader. "Gracefully we’ve stepped forward for decades with h

Rapper and producer Uncommon Nasa worked on a slew of early Def Jux releases in the early 2000s. He quickly established himself as an underground hip-hop heavyweight and eventually founded his own label, Uncommon Records, in 2004. These days, he’s mastered the DIY way of doing things—from producing and rapping to handling promo, booking tours and doing his own PR, he’s an impressive one man army.  

In 2010, he teamed up with emcee Short Fuze for the collaborative album, Lobotomy Music. It introduced the world to the sometimes dark side of Short Fuze’s mind. The motley duo is back with its second collaborative album, 2016’s Autonomy Music, which revisits Short Fuze’s own personal str

DJ Skizz's second producer album, Cruise Control, won't be released until the end of the month, but he's giving the world a preview of the album with "Bosses," a new track that also features Roc Marciano and Conway.

You can listen to "Bosses" on Soundcloud here.

The beat for "Bosses" was a collaborative work between Skizz and his friend and fellow producer Frank Dukes, who has previously worked with Eminem, Kanye West, Drake, and Rihanna, among others. The track combines Skizz's raw sound with raps from Long Island MC Roc Marciano, who was recently featured on De La Soul's latest album, and rapper Conway, wh

MCSKILL THAPREACHA: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THIS WEEKS SPOTLIGHT ARTIST

Rapper and writer MCskill ThaPreacha (Real name: Olawale Aremo) took the time to connect with RAPstation for an exclusive interview. He is currently based in Nigeria and as you will read, faces his own challenges with being in a country where Hip Hop is “unstable.” Rapping and writing for some time now, it wasn’t until  2010 that he returned and officially entered the Hip Hop scene. After the release of his first mixtape, “Metaphysical Induction,” and positive feedback gave fuel to his drive of releasing another mixtape a year after. Today, he is working on his latest album “Diary of a Supernatural” and his latest project “Beats and Rhymes.”<