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Kid Koala has returned with "Some Of My Best Friends Are DJs" vinyl and an accompanying 50-page comic book drawn by Kid Koala himself. Comprised of 15 tracks, the album puts his innate musical skills on display as well as his artistic leanings. The project is currently on sale on Kid Koala's website, which can be found here. 

"Some Of My Best Friends Are DJs" was originally released in 2003 via Ninja Tune as Kid Koala's sophomore album and peaked at No. 26 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. He's released five additional solo albums since then, including 2019's "Music To Draw To: lo." Revisit "Some Of My Best Friends Are DJs" below. 

Lauryn Hill released her one and only solo album, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," in 1998 to critical acclaim. During her headlining set at the ONE MusicFest in Atlanta on Saturday (October 8), The Fugees MC teased a tour in celebration of the iconic album's 25th anniversary. 

“25 years on," she said. "So we gonna be back with those songs the way you can recognize them, aye?”

Featuring hits such as “Doo Wop (That Thing),” “Ex-Factor” and “Everything Is Everything,” "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with over 422,000 copies sold in its first week. At the 1999 Grammy Awards, Hill became the first Hip Hop act to win the coveted Album of the Year award.

So So Def founder Jermaine Dupri was onstage at the ONE MusicFest in Atlanta over the weekend when he made a big announcement. Speaking to the crowd, Dupri revealed a Verzuz battle between So So Def and Diddy's Bad Boy Records was imminent, although he didn't specify a date. 

As he says in the YouTube clip, "I'm saying this to let y'all know the So So Def Bad Boy Verzuz is happening." Of course, the audience went wild with anticipation and put their enthusiasm front and center. 

Co-founded by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, Verzuz began as a way to beat the quarantine blues as the concert industry shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. As it became more popular, Triller ended up buying Verzuz and putting it on a much larger platform.

But both Swizz Beatz and Timbo

Killer Mike took his latest solo single "Run" to "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Friday (October 7). The theatrical performance began with a spoken word intro before the Run The Jewels MC invited New York City to "go to church." 

"Run," Mike's first solo single since 2012's "R.A.P. Music," was initially teased in an ad for Cadillac Escalade starring Killer Mike and his wife Shana Render. It officially arrived on the Fourth of July alongside a video featuring additional vocals from Dave Chappelle and Young Thug. 

Speaking to RAPstation's Kyle Eustice at the time, Mike explained why he wanted to released it on Independence Day. 

"The Fourth of July celebrates the founding of this Republic and the rejection of British tyranny through taxation,” he <

Hip Hop pioneer Spyder D—mostly known for the 1982 hit "Smerphie's Dance"— has been hospitalized. According to a statement obtained by Rock The Bells, the 62-year-old has been under medical care for nearly two months. 

“Spyder D recently faced a challenge with his health when he suffered a stroke with a bleed to the brain, followed by a bacterial brain infection, which led to infecting his blood stream,” the statement reads. “He is suffering challenges as a result of it all.”

Former collaborator Sparky D, who has two children with Spyder D, told the outlet: "He was my producer, but he was my friend first,” she says. “As a man, he’s the greatest father ever. Spyder D was the first one to ever get any artist at any basketball game. If it wasn’t f

Wu-Tang Clan, Nas and Busta Rhymes sold out The Hollywood Bowl on October 4 as part of the N.Y. State of Mind Tour. GZA marked the occasion by sharing a photo of the marquee to his Instagram account with his excitement palpable in the caption. "Showtime in 20 minutes!" he wrote.

The packed crowd likely didn't anticipate a surprise appearance from LL COOL J, who joined his fellow Hip Hop legends on the stage at one point during the show as did Mary J. Blige and Jadakiss.

LL COOL J arrived just as Method Man and Redman were getting ready to perform their collaborative single “4,3,2,1.” As for Blige, she and Method Man did a live rendition of their 1995 Grammy Award-winning single “All I Need." 

The N.Y. State of Mind Tour kicked off in St. Louis, Missouri on