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Aesop Rock has dropped a new video for “All City Nerve Map,” another highlight from his recently released album, Integrated Tech Solutions. Not only did he self-produce the song, he also directed the visual. The album’s fictional corporate namesake (not a cult) was compelled to offer an official statement on the release: “People outside the ITS ecosystem often ask - ‘What does ITS™ actually do?’ and ‘What will I be able to do with ITS that I couldn’t do myself?’ Our answer is always the same: ‘All type of shit.'" 

Integrated Tech Solutions features billy woods, Hanni El Khatib, Rob Sonic, Nikki Jean and Lealani amid a streamlined psychedelic production style. “All City Nerve Map” joins a broad and diverse catalog of visuals tied to the pr

Little Brother fans will have a lot to be thankful for following Thursday's (November 23) Thanksgiving holiday. The following day, the group's new documentary, May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story, will hit their YouTube channel at 8 p.m. ET. 

 "Little Brother entered this business independently and based on the current landscape, we see no need to change course," Phonte said in a statement. "This film is a love letter to our fans, a celebration of the people who made us, and a testament to our core values of authenticity, ownership, and craftsmanship. It took us five years to complete this, and it finally feels right."

Rapper Big Pooh added, "One of the things I’ve been hearing people talk about is how our music was either shared with them or they sha

André 3000 announced his triumphant return on Tuesday (November 14), telling NPR his debut solo album, New Blue Sun, will arrive this week. But it's not exactly what longtime Outkast fans were expecting. Instead of a proper Hip-Hop album, it's 87 minutes of experimental jazz primarily composed using his instrument of choice, the flute.

But the tracklist is even more mind-blowing. In a post making the rounds on Reddit, the titles of eight tracks are displayed in all their glory. The first one, however, is perhaps the most telling: "I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A 'Rap' Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time."

If that sounds like a Lana Del Rey album title, that's just the beginning—it only gets more elaborate from there. Other titles i

Founder of N.W.A and Ruthless Records, Eric "Eazy-E" Wright, is getting a street named after him in his hometown of Compton, California. According to a press release, the City of Compton will rename Auto Plaza Drive South after Eazy-E, officially giving it the name "Eazy Street." A commemorative event celebrating the name change will be held on November 22 from noon to 3 p.m. PT and is open to the public.

Senator Steve Bradford, Assemblyman Mike Gipson, Compton Mayor Emma Shariff, County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, Compton City Council members Andre Spicer, Diedra Duhart, Jonathan Bowers and Lillie P. Darden were among the elected officials who unanimously voted to make Eazy Street a reality. Eazy's s son, Lil Eazy-E, will be on deck for a performance with N.W.A's DJ Yella as wil

DJ Kool Herc was among the class of 13 inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Friday night (November 3) at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Following an introduction by LL COOL J, DJ Kool Herc walked arm-in-arm with his sister Cindy Campbell to accept the Musical Influence honor. But before he could even get to the stage, Kool Herc began to cry, overwhelmed with emotion. As LL COOL J noted in his speech, August 11, 2023 marked the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop, the same date in 1973 Kool Herc and Campbell threw their iconic back to school jam at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx.

As a result, DJ Kool Herc is often referred to as the Godfather of Hip-Hop, a title he clearly doesn’t take lightly. AllHipHop was backstage as Kool Herc took the stage to accept his trophy from

MF DOOM‘s widow, Jasmine Dumile Thompson, reportedly filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday (October 22), claiming his former label collaborator, Eothen “Egon” Alapatt, stole 31 of the late MC’s notebooks. According to Billboard, the notebooks contained tracks from Operation Doomsday (1999), Madvillainy (2004) and MM…FOOD (2004) in addition to unreleased songs ideas, musings and “other creative ideations.”

Alapatt started working with MF DOOM when he