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Santigold has announced a new podcast called "Noble Champions," which will host authors, activists and progressive thinkers "who stand up, stick up and speak up for important causes." Upcoming guests include The Roots' Questlove, Bun B, Tunde Adebimpe, Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def), Sanford Biggers, Idris Elba, Olivia Wilde, Saul Williams and Angela Yee. 

The debut episode arrives on Halloween (October 31), which also happens to be the same day she releases a new line of teas she calls "Spirituals," a nod to her latest album of the same name. She created three teas for the first collection: Brand New Tea, I Heart Tea and No Stress Zone Tea. Each one is a custom blend that brings together ingredients that support reducing stress and anxiety, rel

A Tribe Called Quest luminary Q-Tip is joining a growing number of celebrities who are standing up for the Jewish community following Kanye West's harmful rhetoric. On Monday (October 24), Q-Tip shared an Instagram post that read simply: "I support my Jewish friends and the Jewish people." It's catching the attention of famed talent manager Guy Oseary, West's ex-wife Kim Kardashian and his former mother-in-law Kris Jenner, among many others. 

West has put a giant target on his back since spewing several antisemitic comments across social media and in multiple interviews earlier this month. Consequently, JP Morgan, the CAA, Balenciaga and Johnny Depp's former attorney Camille Vasquez are among those who've cut ties with Ye. 

Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel has also called for

As the moniker suggests, Kosha Dillz is about as Jewish as it gets. So naturally, when the New York City-based rapper and current member of "Wild 'N Out" caught wind of Kanye West's recent anti-Semitic rants on Twitter and in subsequent interviews, it didn't feel right to turn a blind eye. 

On Friday (October 21), Kosha Dillz dropped a video for "Death Con 3," a reference to one of West's inflammatory tweets. (If you don't know what we're talking about it, Google it.) Shot in Crown Heights, the visual employs a 15-foot dreidel to display various Jewish references while featuring Jews of Color throughout the video.

"I think at a certain point, people who have a unique position like myself need to say something," Kosha tells RAPstation. "A lot of people are kind of reiter

Mt. Westmore—the West Coast rap supergroup comprised of Too $hort, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and E-40—has shared a new single and accompanying video for "Too Big" featuring P-Lo. The track is taken from their debut album "Snoop, Cube, 40, $hort" (originally titled "Bad MFs"), which arrived exclusively via the metaverse in August. 

In a recent interview with RAPstation's Kyle Eustice for ROCK THE BELLS, Short explained why it didn't immediately go to digital streaming platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify. 

"We all are businessmen and each one of us brings something to the table that makes the group better,” $hort said. “That particular decision was made by Snoop Dogg a

New York Times staff writer Jonathan Abrams has released a new book called "The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip Hop," which dives into the genre's origins through a series of roughly 300 interviews with the pioneers and architects of the culture. 

Published by Penguin Books, "The Come Up" offers unique perspectives from MCs/producers such as Grandmaster Caz, Ice Cube, Marley Marl and Bun B. 

"I knew that we had been coming up on 50 or so years [since Kool Herc’s first party on August 11, 1973], and I felt like this was a history that hadn’t been studied and explored and excavated as much as it should be," Abrahms told Okayplayer. "There had been Jeff Chang’s book

The relentless workhorse Snoop Dogg and new collaborator DJ Drama have unveiled the cover art and release date for their upcoming Gangsta Grillz-inspired project "I Still Got it." According to an Instagram post from the D-O-Double-G, the Death Row Records album is scheduled to arrive on Thursday (October 20). 

"C. Day music for the fans," he wrote. "I. Still got it. @djdrama @deathrowrecords 10/20/22." 

The Gangsta Grillz series was revived with Tyler, The Creator's Grammy Award-winning album, "CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST." The Uncle Snoop collab follows Drama's recent project with Symba, "Results Take Time," and the "D-Day" mixtape with J. Cole and Dreamville. Meanwhile, "Snofall," his joint effort with Jeezy, drops on Friday (October 21). As for Snoop, he just released a