1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (309+ words) Lil Durk’s fate remains in the hands of a Los Angeles federal jury as deliberations in his murder-for-hire trial entered a third consecutive day Friday morning. Jurors returned at 8:30 a.m. PT on September 11 to continue weighing the government’s case against…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (174+ words) Eminem reflected on LL COOL J’s impact during a conversation with SiriusXM host D-Stroy on Shade 45’s “Back to School (Da Ol’ Skool Way)” special, explaining how the rap legend influenced his decision to pursue music. Eminem recalled receiving LL…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (423+ words) Today In Hip Hop History: Canibus Dropped His Debut Album ‘Can-I-Bus?’ 28 Years Ago The Source Magazine On this day in 1998, the Hip Hop world was introduced to one of its most polarizing debut albums, as Canibus released Can-I-Bus? on Universal…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (160+ words) Eminem reflected on his evolution from a young student of hip-hop to an artist influencing the next generation during a conversation with SiriusXM host D-Stroy on Shade 45’s “Back to School (Da Ol’ Skool Way)” special. The rapper recalled spending…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (567+ words) On September 1, 1998, Terror Squad general Fat Joe released his third full-length album Don Cartagena through Terror Squad/Mystic/Big Beat/Atlantic Records, delivering the project that would elevate Joey Crack from respected Bronx veteran into a legitimate mainstream force while…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (517+ words) Two years ago, Hip Hop lost one of the most recognizable voices to ever command a party when legendary hype man, rapper and radio personality Fatman Scoop died at the age of 56. Born Isaac Freeman III, the New York native…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (302+ words) Today In Hip Hop History: UGK Released Their Second LP ‘Super Tight…’ 32 Years Ago The Source Magazine On this day in Hip Hop history, Houston’s own UGK dropped their sophomore LP Super Tight…, the project that took them from Texas…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (346+ words) The Source Magazine Remembers Chris Lighty 14 Years Later The Source Magazine On August 30, 2012, Hip Hop lost one of the most important executives the culture has ever produced when Chris “Baby Chris” Lighty died at just 44 years old. Fourteen years later,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (516+ words) On August 30, 2005, Kanye West proved there would be no sophomore jinx when he released his second studio album Late Registration through Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam. Coming just 18 months after The College Dropout established Kanye as one of Hip Hop’s newest stars,…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (704+ words) On August 29, 2006, Philadelphia’s legendary Roots crew released their seventh studio album Game Theory, their first project under Def Jam Recordings and one of the darkest, most politically charged and musically cohesive albums of their career. Game Theory found them entering…...