Classic Material The Breaks #2 (1987) Mixed By Chris Read
In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th year, Wax Poetics teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed...
Charlie Smarts & DJ Ill Digitz – Haters Anonymous
The official second offering from Charlie Smarts & DJ Ill Digitz' album 'CHARLIETAPE' has arrived. Shout out to the legend...
Lo Profile – Randown
Randown is the latest single by Lo Profile. Produced by Prophecy. (more…)
38 Spesh – Crowned King
New visual by 38 Spesh for Crowned King. Lifted from the new album Gunsmoke out now on all platforms. (more…)
Bloodmasta Cut x Rakymcfly – Boombap Syndrome (Album Stream)
New release by the Russian indie label Kick A Dope Verse! Boombap Syndrome covers the city and the neighbourhood with...
80’s Rap Radio – Rap Attack w/ Slavin Balen (Nov 6, 1987)
Another super rare tape from Slavin Balen's "Rap Attack" Radio 101 show archives from November 6, 1987. Slavin starts with...
Funky DL – Legato Lush (Album Stream)
Legato Lush is the all-new Funky DL instrumental album in collaboration with KPM and Extreme Music. After some curator consultation...
Fatlip & Blu – Gangsta Rap (Produced By Madlib)
Fatlip of the legendary group The Pharcyde and fellow Los Angeles emcee Blu unveil the official music video for "Gangsta...
Lloyd Banks Feat. Method Man – 101 Razors
Lloyd Banks and Method Man have dropped off a video for their gritty new collaboration, “101 Razors” on April 6...
Ahmad Jamal, Pioneering Jazz Pianist, Dies At 92.
For most jazz performers, a song is part of a performance. For Ahmad Jamal, each song was a performance. Over...
New Book: Fresh Fly Fabulous: 50 Years of Hip Hop Style
On a hot summer night in August of 1973, DJ Kool Herc and his sister, Cindy, put on a “back...
El Michels Affair & Black Thought – Glorious Game (Album Stream)
The long-awaited collaborative LP from Black Thought and El Michels Affair is here. On Friday (April 14), Thought...
Cypress Hill To Make The Simpsons Cameo “A Reality” After 27 years
The episode aired 27 years ago and it became an ongoing joke outside the show that the group and...
Biggie Reportedly Once Ran Over A Promoter…With A Bus
Biggie may have been gone for 26 years but his legacy lives on, and a new story has come to...
Dear Mama Teaser – A Story Untold
From award-winning director Allen Hughes (The Defiant Ones) comes FX’s Dear Mama, a deeply personal five-part series that defies...