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This day in Hip-hop recognizes the passing of critically-acclaimed Jam Master Jay. Though death tragically overtook the young artist at a young age, his legacy lives on for his innovative sounds working under iconic rap group Run-DMC, as well as gaining notoriety as one of the most prominent DJ's in all of Hip-hop.

Born on January 21, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York, Jason William Mizell took up music as early as age three, refining his skills in various instruments, such as trumpet, guitar, and drums, all extending throughout his adolescent years. Before turntables, Mizell proudly sat behind drum sets, showcasing his musical potential playing for numerous garage bands.

At age thirteen, Mizell turned to the tables and, upon years of musical background, began playing a

The excruciatingly-long wait ends today for the many following Meek Mill's highly-anticipated Dreamchasers 4, as it finally lands on stores and streaming sites.

Facing several delays, the mixtape was originally scheduled to debut earlier this year on the same date Drake dropped his VIEWS. Mill took to social media last night to announce its much-awaited arrival, as well as revealing the artwork.

The mixtape features fourteen tracks and rallies numerous artists alongside Mill, such as Tory Lanez, Pusha T, and French Montana. 21 Savage and Young Thug are also given a slots son the track, “Offended”, citing their perspectives towards the often-criticized younger rap generations. The mixtape also showcases verses from Nicki Minaj a

This day marks the 20th-year anniversary of the day Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah made his memorable debut with his 1996 solo album, Ironman.

Showcasing singles produced by fellow Wu-Tang Clansman, RZA, the sixteen-track record offered sounds heavily-infused with blaxploitation flicks and soul samples.

Setting himself apart from other clan members and their debuts, Ghostface's themes and lyrics followed more along the lines of Gods and Earths, as well as their relationship to the nations. This drew attention from critics, who then praised the album for the rapper's imaginative content, which was essentially complimented by the style RZA produced.

The album also revealed another distinguishing feature set apart from previous Wu-Tang

“I took all my anger and disappointment in current events and transformed it into art,” says Slaughterhouse MC, KXNG Crooked.

The veteran rapper had fans locked on his much-awaited Good vs. Evil album, so it came as entirely unexpected when he dropped Valley of the KXNGS just yesterday. October 27^th. The six-track EP releases two weeks prior to the forthcoming album, which debuts November 11.

Continuing off of his latter statement, the veteran rapper addresses that his upcoming projects concentrate on current social issues, such as police brutality, racial prejudice, and economic inequality, through his creatively-designed concept of an other-worldly domain.

“I designed an alternate reality

“A Tribe Called Quest has one more album to put out,” teased Epic Records executive, L.A. Reid back in August earlier this year.

Last October 27^th, Tribe member Q-Tip finally provided a concrete answer to silence the speculations running around, by posting an actual handwritten letter addressed to media followers worldwide. The New York MC follows along a brief narration of how the idea of a final album came to be.

The note begins with Q-Tip recollecting their memorable reunion performing last year on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”, telling that the event “sparked creativity”: “It was our first TV performance in eighteen years,” the rapper wrote, “The energy for us that night was on

Rapper J. Stalin first debuted with his unfiltered funky memoirs anchored upon street life in the Bay area, taking the form of his On Behalf Of The Streets album released back in 2006. Ten years following, Stalin returns with a follow-up album, dropping its Part Two today, October 28.

In an interview with HipHopDX Stalin shares, “I had to make [the album] for the streets, for more than just me. When I say it's on my behalf, I went from rapping just not about me, but speaking on behalf of the streets [and] my friends.”

“I'm talking about selling dope, busting guns, trying to have a different life. I picked up exactly where I left off from On Behalf Of The Streets ten years ag