YouTube has announced it acquired the rights to a new documentary, G-Funk: The Untold Story of Warren G and How Hip-Hop’s Most Iconic Sub-Genre Came To Be. The film tells the story of how G-Funk rose to prominence in the early ’90s with various pioneers talking about it. The documentary will feature never-before-seen footage and…
Urban Dictionary recently went on to call Ice-T the founder of gangsta rap. After a hip-hop fan tweeted “Ice-T” to the Urban Dictionary page, they responded with a definition that few could deny. “Ice-T: the founder of gangsta rap, although he sent out some intelligent messages with it about ghetto conditions, drugs, pimping, etc,” the…
Hip hop legend and business entrepreneur, Queen Latifah is partnering with Strayer University to provide students with an 11-week online course geared to building their confidence and perseverance, two skills that are needed in any industry. “I’m thrilled to partner with Strayer University to help their students succeed,” she said. “Strayer has been helping busy…
The impact music executive Chris Lighty had in Hip Hop was massive. He was one of Hip Hop’s most powerful managers ever. Always forward-thinking in the sense that he distinguished himself by knocking down the walls of hip-hop culture and the mainstream, back when those worlds were still far apart. One of his major works…
On a recent interview with Marlow Stern of The Daily Beast, Krush Groove artist Method Man mentioned from the current state of New York Hip Hop to how he feels when rappers diss rap legends. “I feel like we lost our identity but it was good for the unification of hip-hop as a whole. Atlanta…
Veteran MC, Spice 1, recently shared a video on Instagram aimed at “b*** a** rappers,” saying how bad the current state of Hip Hop is. In the caption, he proceeds to directly mention Lil Uzi Vert, Tekashi 6ix9ine and Trippie Redd along with the words “fruitloops” and “fruitcakes.” “F*** y’all fake ass rappin’ ass don’t…
Jay-Z shows his praises for Snoop Dogg and Eminem in a new David Letterman interview. “I think Snoop Dogg has a great voice, like he can say ‘One-two-three into the four,’ I was like ‘Oh my god.’ It just sounds good, right?” “You almost become a percussion inside the music,” Jay-Z says of Eminem’s skills.…
On the new Netflix docu-series, ‘Rapture,’ Nas talks about his music: Interviewer: Is Nas’ music for dancing or for thinking? Nas: It’s not for dancing. When I listen to rap, I don’t listen to dance s***. I listen to dudes that make my head nod. About 20 minutes into the second episode of Netflix’s docuseries Rapture (available…
Beastie Boys’ Mike D was interviewed by Vulture and mentioned hip hop’s growth and what he thinks of the status of the genre. “I always felt like rap would become popular, but I didn’t foresee it becoming as mainstream as it is,” Mike D said. “With current rap, there’s nothing that makes it not pop. Obviously, certain…
Roxanne says how being a rapper at the time was not beneficial for her monetarily. “Not only was I already a parent, already had my son, but I was responsible for my sister. So, being responsible for my family members, I needed things that were financially lucrative for me, and at that time it wasn’t.…