• Mixtape Monday: This Week's Newest Tracks For Sharing

    Each and every week we put together our favorite tracks that had premiered a few days prior into one magnificent mixtape to share with you and your friends. This time around we've decided to share new 2016 songs from FKA twigs, Kanye West, Jay Electronica and more right here!

  • Jay Electronica Crowns Himself "God of Hip-Hop," Better Than Drake & J. Cole

    We thought Meek Mill proved that it wasn't a good idea to diss Drake, but apparently the reclusive New Orleans emcee Jay Electronica didn't get the memo. During a show at club XOYO in London, Electronica's current residence, he told the crowd that the "6 god" can't compare to "the god of hip-hop," a title which he's given himself. He also called out J. Cole, saying his Roc Nation labelmate can't spit bars like he does.

  • DJ Premier, Royce Da 5' 9" Share 'PRhyme Time' Music Vid [WATCH]

    Hip-hop duo PRhyme have shared the music video for their new single "PRhyme Time," which you can check out below. The video features footage of Royce da 5' 9" and DJ Premier working in the studio, filmed on what looks like a warbly 1990s camcorder — the date in the corner even claims that this was filmed in November 1992, though it probably was not. There is plenty of Fila product placement throughout, probably because Beats by Dre did not exist yet in 1992. You can check out the music video for PRhyme's "PRhyme Time" here:

  • DJ Premier, Royce Da 5' 9" Announce PRhyme North American Tour [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Even though they just made their live debut this past Friday (Dec. 5) in New York, PRhyme, the collaboration between Slaughterhouse's Royce da 5' 9" and Gang Starr's DJ Premier, have announced a month-long tour in support of their recently released self-titled debut album. According to Billboard, "PRhyme: The Tour" kicks off on Feb. 18 in Baltimore and finishes up on March 19 and 20 at Austin's South By Southwest Festival. Tickets for the tour go on sale this Friday, Dec. 12, through PRhyme's website.

  • Jay Electronica Responds to Ferguson, Eric Garner Decisions

    In light of the recent grand jury decisions in Ferguson, Missouri, and Staten Island not to indict two white police officers for the killings of two black men, protests have erupted across the United States and sporadically around the world. The issue of police brutality and mistreatment of minorities vs. whites by law enforcement is at the forefront of the nation's conscious. While some commentators have steered the commentary toward black-on-black crime and the violence in poor urban neighborhoods, New Orleans native Jay Electronica wholeheartedly disagrees with this notion, saying among other things in a series of tweets that "We live in a criminal nation, founded by rapists, mass murderers and robbers. So don't tell me about 'black on black' crime." Read the expletive-laden series of tweets below, via "Pigeons and Planes."

  • Kendrick Lamar Apologizes to Ex-Lakers Coach Phil Jackson for 'Control' Mention

    Kendrick Lamar did quite a bit of name-dropping in his verse for "Control," but he said there is only one person he would like to apologize to: Phil Jackson. Lamar apologized to the former Los Angeles Lakers coach for the mention following Jay Electronica's criticism of the verse. "I still gotta speak my peace to Phil," Lamar said during an interview with "Vibe," referring to New York Knicks president Jackson. "It's a beautiful thing, first of all. Second of all, I have to go back and say how big of a fan I was, and still am, of Phil. [I have been a fan of his] since the [Chicago] Bulls and Lakers, so for him to actually acknowledge me in the light of music was something unexpected. I thought it was dope. But I don't want to be on Phil's bad side, so he's the only person I will apologize to [both laugh] about the line." On "Control," Lamar rapped, "Phil Jackson came back, still no coaching me. I'm uncoachable."

  • Nas Unveils New J Dilla-Produced Track "The Season" At Run The Jewels Event [LISTEN]

    Earlier this month, Nas announced that a new album is in the works. He first hinted at it in his remix of Schoolboy Q's "Studio" rapping, "Finished up my new album, single 'bout to be dropping / Last album on Def Jam and I got so many options." He confirmed the news with Power 105.1's Angie Martinez saying the single could drop any day, and now that day has come with the new single "The Season."

  • Common Announces 'Nobody's Smiling' Tour with Jay Electronica [FULL SCHEDULE]

    In support of his latest album "Nobody's Smiling," Chicago rapper Common has announced the 13-date Nobody's Smiling Tour, which will kick off in Las Vegas Nov. 21 and end with two dates at the Fillmore in New York City Dec. 9 and 10. New Orleans rapper Jay Electronica will be joining Common as the opening act.
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