J DILLA - BEHIND THE BEAT (POSTER) 28 x 28 inches Back in 2005, photographer Raph Rashid was hoping to complete a book of hip-hop home studios by getting pics of J Dilla at work in Los Angeles. Unknown to all but a small circle of people at the time, J Dilla had been in and out of the... Read more...
Over the course of my 20-year history as an executive in the music business and as the owner of a firm that specializes in in-culture advertising, I have come to the conclusion that the Grammy Awards have clearly lost touch with contemporary popular culture. My being a music fan has left me wi... Read more...
Classic picture ^ Were LAPD officers involved in the murder of rap superstar Christopher Wallace, better known as “Notorious B.I.G.”? And if so, did the department try to cover up their involvement? Fourteen years after the fatal shots were fired, these questions are still being asked. On M... Read more...
"Don't you think this is a bit much?" Bun B inquires in his baritone voice. It's 71 degrees in Houston and a throng of journalists is jostling for position inside Rice University's Duncan Hall, all waiting to pick the brain of Distinguished Lecturer Bernard Freeman, known to most as Bun B. H... Read more...

Note: Sorry for the delay EPISODE 24: Two thirds of the Get Busy Committee, rapper Ryu and producer Scoop DeVille join the Hype Men to discuss freestyling on the Wake Up Show + choosing rapping as a career over professional baseball + the Dust Brothers + Crystal Method + the fascination behin... Read more...

According to a statement made by DJ Premier on his Sirius XM satellite radio show, 'Live From HeadQCourterz,' hip-hop legend DJ Kool Herc has been hospitalized and is in need of financial support. While there's no specific details on Herc's illness, Premier claims that the hip-hop veteran's cond... Read more...
A trillion dollars?? This dude will do ANYTHING to promote himself A woman has filed a lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs, accusing the Hip-Hop mogul of a variety of bizarre charges, including knocking down the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. RadarOnline.com posted the outrageous law... Read more...
Joe Clair (former host of BETs Rap City) comes to Philly to interview up and coming hip-hop artist Chill Moody. Filmed prior to the release of wESTchilly which is now available on http://www.chillmoody.com Read more...