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Chicago emcee, Canon, just dropped the third addition to his Loose Canon collective series, and the background behind it is simply breathtaking.

Born Aaron McCain, better known as Canon, the young rapper began making a name for himself rhyming over some araabMUZIK tunes scavenged from the internet. Since then his prominence would only continue to soar, as Canon served as hypeman under indie powerhouse rapper, Lecrae.

In 2012, Canon's solo venture debuted with the release of his first EP, Loose Canon, only to be followed by his premier album Mad Haven the following year,and the second addition to his Loose Canon series in 2014. His career as a soloist reaped much acclaim as reviews dubbed his debut EP

Presenting Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) deluxe edition 7-inch casebook, brought to life by Get On Down Records, who also announced its first 1,000 orders to be shipped next month, early December.

The package features the Wu-Tang Clan's classic 1993 debut, complete with all twelve songs catalogued on six 7-inch vinyl records, and for the first time, housed inside a premium casebook created in collaboration with The RZA himself. The casebook is built with both sturdy and snazzy material, made manifest in the form of a premium leatherette outer slipcase, that definitely passes as a trophy-figure when resting on the top shelf.

As mentioned above, the interiors house six 7-inch vinyl records, as well as the inclusion of a bonus record, “Prote

Three Albums, One Day: Common, CZARFACE, and La Coka Nostra

Three album from Hip-hop's finest all in one day? You read right; we ain't lying, ladies and gents! Today in Hip-hop caters to these iconic names releasing their latest albums, which we just so happened to list out for your convenience and listening pleasure—and hey, it's the weekend: you have every right to spoil yourself.

Common – Black America Again

• This Chicago MC is back with his eleventh studio album, cataloguing fifteen fresh singles, and features appearances from numerous guest artists, such as Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Esperanza Spalding, Bilal, BJ the Chicago Kid, and much more. A soul

This day in Hip-hop recognizes the day New York rap legend, Rakim, made his groundbreaking debut as a solo artist with his memorable album, The 18^th Letter.

While the album marked the east coast icon's much-awaited solo debut, Rakim had already built upon twelve years experience in the scene, making a name for himself as one-half of the duo Eric B. & Rakim. Parting in 1993, the latter artist seemingly went incognito—which only fueled the hype when speculations regarding an alleged solo debut arose. That event manifested in 1997, when Rakim dropped The 18^th Letter following a five-year hiatus.

Released under Universal Records, the album showcased production from DJ C

Only one week stands in the way wherein rap group A Tribe Called Quest drops their final album entitled We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service.

Hysteria broke out across social media when Epic Records producer L.A. Reid announced the news, only to be remedied by tribe member Q-Tip's confirmation just last week. But while the album is scheduled for release next week, November 11th, the tribe just unveiled the artwork via twitter post, leaving followers both anxious and nostalgic all at the same time.

The artwork manifests a visual reprise of the tribe's critically-acclaimed sophomore album, The Low End Theory, and for the first time in two decades, the iconic green-striped-red woman makes a comeback whilst also featuring a modernized ta

Lin-Manuel Miranda announced the release of his Tony Award-winning musical's much-awaited mixtape, which features numerous Hip-hop icons, such as Nas, Chance the Rapper, Ja Rule, Wiz Khalifa, and many more.

Hamilton is a critically-acclaimed broadway musical, both authored by and featuring Miranda, who birthed the idea seven years ago upon reading biographical accounts of the United States' first Secretary of Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. According to Miranda, Hamilton represented among the earliest revolutionaries who “embodied Hip-hop”.

That being said, Miranda's enthusiasm at unveiling his extensive Hip-hop-influenced mixtape only aroused more anticipation as he revealed Hamilton's iconic songs donned by ico