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Today in Hip-hop recognizes the self-professed “Grand Uncle to Rap”, Snoop Dogg as he reaches year 45.

Born and raised in Long Beach, California, Snoop first entered the rap scene under the guidance of N.W.A.'s Dr Dre, who showcased the artist's flourishing potential in Dre's album, The Chronic back in 1992. The following year, Snoop made his official solo debut with the phenomenally-acclaimed album Doggystyle.

Signed under Death Row Records, the album featured several hit-singles such as “Gin & Juice” and “What's My Name?”, which altogether flaunted Snoop's distinct style, which in itself set himself apart from other rappers: “Snoop's vocal style is part of what distin

After releasing the consciousness raising track and subsequent video for "Tech $" and mixtape, Stay Woke, Oakland-based MC Zion I (aka Zumbi) is finally ready to drop his album, The Labyrinth, on his own imprint, Mind Over Matter Records. The project features guests spots from MCs Deuce Eclipse and Codnay Holiday, as well as production from Ariano, Mikos the Gawd, Teeko, and Decap. 

On his first full-length album minus former producer Amp Live, the new project finds Zumbi delivering plenty of insightful lyrics and soul-bearing revelations. Most notably, the track "Not Ur Fault” was written the night hi

The 20th anniversary of Jay Z's seminal debut "Reasonable Doubt" is this year, and fans of the rapper and industry mogul will be able to mark the occasion with a tour of a recreation of the studio Jay Z recorded the influential album in, as well as the chance to buy some rare Jigga merchandise.

According to Pitchfork, the pop-up shop and exhibition will be open for a limited time in New York City, from Octob

The Roots are a busy band -- besides performing on The Tonight Show every night, hosting their own music festival, and Questlove's weekly radio show, and now they're adding even more to their plate by recording a brand new album.

"In 1996 w our 3rd album #IlladelphHalflife we decided to be our own sampling source and jam in the day and sample ourselves at night. 20 years later we are working on our 17th album entitled #Endgame...," Questlove announced on Instagram. "We startin all ov

It was Eminem's birthday just a few days ago, but instead of receiving presents, he's giving one out to his fans: the Detroit rapper released  the song"Campaign Speech" today, the first track off of his upcoming new album.

Listen to "Campaign Speech" here.

The song, which tackles many recent political issues, such as the death of Trayvon Martin and the upcoming election, features the intricately crafted lyrics and expert use of int

Blastah Beatz has just released his new single, “Keep On Runnin”, featuring an amazingly crafted piece of Hip-hop magnum opus, which showcases the combined explosiveness of Darnell McClain, Sav Skillz, Inspectah Deck and General Steele.

The song is listed on Blastah's forthcoming debut album, Ph.D in Beatmaking, which drops next Friday, October 21^st, under Thrice Great Records and distributed by Traffic Entertainment.

Taste and see what Blastah Beatz is up to through the link below