Hip-Hop’s flag flew at half stance October 2 when Mr. Magic passed away of a heart attack at just 53 years old. Baatin: Another unfortunate loss in 2009 was Baatin from eclectic Hip-hop group Slum ...

Despite earning 57% less between June 2008 and June 2009 than he did in the same period the previous year, Jay-Z has topped this year’s Forbes list of Hip-Hop Cash Kings. The Roc-A-Fella co-founder ...

As expected, the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors taping was a night chock full of collaborations. But, some acts didn't need the extra bonus of performing with one of their peers, for some it was just a ...

While year-end, catch-all wrap-ups are common to every musical genre, in no other style of music do they turn into the hand-wringing, “state of the game” examinations that hip-hop seems to provoke. (I ...

Maybe it’s because older people are usually the last ones to hear the news, but someone definitely did not tell Flava Flav that Jay-Z put a “Death To Auto” tune back in June. Flava Flav is known for ...

The theme of this summer has been rain, and though the skies opened up halfway into the 5th anniversary show of The Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival on June 20th in Empire Fulton-Ferry State Park, that ...

While social media has folks flashing back to flicks of their older selves with the 10-year challenge, XXL is doing the same with hip-hop. 2009 was an interesting year for hip-hop, featuring rising ...

Hip-Hop will be represented during the Nobel Peace Prize Concert this year in Oslo, Norway. Rapper/actor Will Smith will host The Nobel Peace Prize Concert this year with his wife and actress, Jada ...

The fourth quarter represents the last chance artists have to leave a musical mark on a year. The final deadline to be considered for Grammy nominations falls within this period. It’s also when ...

Class struggle and hip-hop: interview with Comrade Malone, 2009 Hip-hop has seen artists with social and political awareness. Rarely, however, has there been hip-hop fused with unashamedly class ...

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