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Iconic West Coast Hip Hop collective Freestyle Fellowship was nominated for their first Grammy Award on Tuesday (November 15) in the Best Historical Album category for "To Whom It Might Concern." Released in 1991, the project served as the group's debut, introducing Myka 9, Self Jupiter, Aceyalone, P.E.A.C.E. and the rest of Freestyle Fellowship to the world. 

"God is greatest," Myka 9 tells RAPstation. "I feel maximum gratitude for our crew receiving this honor and humble appreciation for all our supporters and a sacred reverence for the women and men who have come before us as we move forward for those who have yet to come.

"Underground Hip Hop lives! From some Hillcrest school kids rhyming in the back seat during mandatory bussing to battling at Radiotron Kaos netwo

Travis Scott has signed on to executive produce a forthcoming biopic about late Houston rap legend DJ Screw, who passed away in November 2000 from a drug overdose. Sony subsidiary Columbia Pictures is producing the feature length scripted film under the leadership of Vice President Maia Eyre, while Isaac Yowman will co-executive produce alongside Scott. 

DJ Screw’s sister Michelle Wheeler told Deadline, "Continuing the legacy of my brother is most important. The process honestly has been exciting. I’m like, 'Wow, we’re really about to make a movie.' Nearly a dozen film directors and producers had approached us over the years, but this was the first time

Snoop Dogg is among the nominees for the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame, yet another impressive accolade for the accomplished rapper/entrepreneur. Next year's class was announced on Monday (November 14) and includes Bryan Adams, R.E.M., Blondie, Gloria Estefan, Patti Smith, R.E.M., Sade and Teddy Riley. 

Snoop is one of few Hip Hop artists to be considered for the annual honor. In June 2019, Missy Elliott became the first female Hip Hop artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Queen Latifah was tasked with inducting Elliott and spoke about their decades-long friendship. Former First Lady Michelle Obama also sent in a taped video that aired during the ceremony, thanking Elliott for her "trailblazing ways." 

Eligible voting members will have until 12 p.m.

PBS and BBC Studios has enlisted a roster of iconic Hip Hop artists for an upcoming four-part series called "Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World." As the title suggests, the documentary was birthed by Public Enemy legend Chuck D and producing partner Lorrie Boula and tells the story of the relationship between politics and the Hip Hop movement through first-hand accounts and archival footage. It also aims to illustrate how Hip Hop became a cultural phenomenon in the face of socio-political upheaval. 

Among the many participants are B-Real from Cypress Hill, DMC, Grandmaster Caz, Eminem, Ice-T, Fat Joe, KRS-One, LL COOL J, MC Lyte, Monie Love, Abiodun Oyewole, Roxanne Shanté, and will.i.am as well as culture figures such as Rev. Al Sharpton, Sway Calloway, Nelson Geo

Mugs + Pockets—a Hip Hop duo comprised of Scarlet Monk (Mugs) and Swamburger (Pockets)—released their debut album, the aptly titled "The Adventures of Mugs + Pockets," via Alpha Pup earlier this month. Boasting 17 tracks, the project features a posthumous verse from Blackalicious MC Gift Of Gab, who passed away in June 2021. Additional contributions come from Jurassic 5's unforgettable baritone Chali2na on the songs "Welcome To The MAP Universe (Intro)," "MAP (Outro)" and "Green Meadows" featuring Abstract Rude (produced by Monk and DiViNCi).  

"'The Adventures Of Mugs and Pockets' is a journey of dynamic song, quantum chemistry, and uncurbed beats with strong replay value," Swamburger tells RAPstation. "It covers a lot of ground for music lovers. I can almost feel t

Universal has enlisted "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" co-writer Joe Robert Cole and "Menace II Society" director Allen Hughes for a biopic about the inimitable Snoop Dogg, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Snoop Dogg is intimately involved in the project. As he explained in a statement, "I waited a long time to put this project together because I wanted to choose the right director, the perfect writer, and the greatest movie company I could partner with that could understand the legacy that I’m trying to portray on screen, and the memory I’m trying to leave behind. It was the perfect marriage. It was holy matrimony, not holy macaroni.”