Pioneering UK hip-hop and hardcore figure MC Duke, real name Kashif Adham, has died. News of his passing was confirmed this week by Suburban Base...
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Goldie, Slipmatt, Chuck D and others have paid tribute to the late artist
A key member of highly respected independent label, Griselda Records, Buffalo rapper Benny the Butcher has just stepped up to the majors with his new album ‘Everybody Can’t Go’ for Def Jam. He speaks to DJ Mag about listening to his fans and mentorship in the hip-hop scene
The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast will also feature exclusive interviews and a behind-the-scenes look into his life
The new book, put together with author Ben Greenman, explores "the creative and cultural forces that made and shaped hip-hop"
Karl “Lil D” Jordan and Ronald “Tinard” Washington reportedly face 20 years to life in prison for the murder
It aims to be the "epicentre of hip-hop culture in the UK"
Forty years ago, in August 1983, jazz keyboard legend Herbie Hancock released 'Future Shock', a genre-defying album that introduced audiences around the world to vinyl scratching, hip-hop beats and sampling. It ushered in a new era of production techniques and studio exploration, and laid a blueprint for the following decade's hip-hop explosion. Here, Marke Bieschke explores the record's incredible legacy
The online hub is free to explore, with works focusing on Stormzy, Notting Hill Carnival and more
The biography is written by 2Pac's childhood friend, Staci Robinson
MIXTAPE will premiere in the US on 1st August 2023 via Paramount+
Classic including Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing, and the John Singleton movies Boyz N The Hood and Poetic Justice feature in the programme
The book features De La Soul, Cypress Hill, MF DOOM, and more in illustrated form
30 years after their debut, four rappers from Oakland, California, remember how they became one of the first crews on the West Coast to make a particularly conscious, lyrical strand of hip-hop, with an album that influenced generations of artists
Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, DJ Kool Herc and many others will also play at the gig
'Hip Hop Years The B Sides 1982-2020' features icons including Roxanne Shanté, Rakim, Missy Elliott, and more
The rapper debuted the mash-up at the opening of the Basquiat x Warhol. Painting Four Hands exhibition
Tampa duo They Hate Change made an international impact in 2022 with their album, ‘Finally, New’, showcasing an exhilarating mix of Floridian rap and breaks with flourishes of jungle, drum & bass and UK rave. They talk to Eoin Murray about the birth of the Gulf Coast sound, learning from the DIY scene, and joining a global community of artists pushing innovative genre fusions
Introducing the MCs, DJs and producers set to make an impact on the global rap scene in 2023. From voices that can move between dancehall and drill, and those challenging industry shortcomings, to a DJ mixing hip-hop and R&B with amapiano, and producers pushing localised hip-hop sounds into the future, these are the artists daring to be different and set to make the global rap scene theirs this year
It sold as part of a collection of Kool Herc's items, and others associated with the origins of hip-hop
Although it features guests like A$AP Rocky, Run The Jewels and Raekwon, the best moments on Danger Mouse and The Roots legend Black Thought's new LP are in its filmic rhymes, woozy psychedelic loops, soul snippets and jazz and blues rhythms. Here, Ben Murphy speaks to them about their long-awaited collaboration