• Timbaland Posts New Aaliyah Music Announcement on Instagram

    Timbaland worked conclusively with Aaliyah prior to her death during 2001, and therefore has often been associated with guarding her discography, but now the producer has declared that he'll be mastering new material from the performer that has yet to reach the public's ears. The Aaliyah-affiliate made a very loud/excited statement on the subject matter via Instagram this weekend.

  • Wu-Tang Clan, 50 Cent Notorious B.I.G. & More Get Marvel Comic Treatment

    Marvel Comics has been playing up its relationship with hip-hop for some time now. There have been a number of comic books starring rappers, and the label released a pair releases featuring Run The Jewels-tributes on their respective covers. Now the publisher has announced a series of 50 comic book covers featuring tributes to classic hip-hop album covers. The first ten were released online this week.

  • Sprite Including Drake, Notorious B.I.G., Nas and Rakim Lyrics on Cans

    Sprite has launched a new campaign that will feature hip-hop lyrics from performers such as Drake, the Notorious B.I.G. and Nas on its cans. The campaign—which is somewhat a play off of parent company Coca-Cola's inclusion of names on the sides of its Coke and Diet Coke products—will feature a total of 16 possible quotations.

  • Unreleased Version of Notorious B.I.G 'Me & My B*tch' Hits Internet

    Today, May 21, Christopher Wallace, known to the world as the Notorious B.I.G or Biggie Smalls, would have turned a young 43. Odes to his greatness are always appropriate as he was, arguably, the greatest rapper ever, but on this day, we are treated to something extra special. An unreleased version of his 1994 'Ready To Die' track ,"Me & My B*tch," has surfaced on the internet.

  • Snoop Dogg, Trey Songz and YG Slam the Grammys for Not Nominating Artists That Best Represent Rap and Hip-Hop

    The 2015 Grammy Awards drew some tough critics. Kanye West led the charge, storming the stage when Beck won the the award for Album of the Year over Beyoncé and going on a rant after the show. Most of the rap and hip-hop community felt let down this year and they weren't afraid to post online about it. Snoop Dogg was particularly upset, citing the fact that some of the genre's greats have less wins then Macklemore. YG and Trey Songz joined in, but they were arguing on a personal level.

  • Notorious B.I.G. Raps Over Theme Music From 'Serial' Podcast on 'Somebody's Gotta Die' Remix [LISTEN]

    If you haven't listened to Sara Koenig's wildly popular new podcast, Serial, then you need to get on it as soon as possible. The addicting true crime series follows the murder of Hae Min Lee that occurred in 1999 in Baltimore and Adnan Syed, the accused boyfriend in prison. There's one simple question that drives the captivating podcast - "Did Syed really do it?" The series came to an end Thursday (Dec. 18), and now everyone is in withdrawal. Thankfully, a SoundCloud user remixed the theme music and interview snippets along with Notorious B.I.G.'s "Somebody's Gotta Die."

  • The Best Selling Hip-Hop Albums of All Time: Eminem, Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G...Who's No. 1?

    Thirty years ago on this day Run-D.M.C. were rewarded for its high sales, as its self-titled first album became the first hip-hop album in history to earn "Gold" status-which indicates more than 100,000 copies sold-nine months after its release. Hip-hop has come a long way in terms of styles and popularity in those 30 years, so the group's first album is far from the highest sellers in the genre anymore.

  • DJ Premier, Pete Rock Making An Album Together; Due In 2015

    The rumors are true: DJ Premier and Pete Rock will be blessing us with a new album in 2015. Premier alerted fans of the impending release via a Reddit AMA session — the news sort of slipped out after discussing a potential sequel to PRhyme, his forthcoming disc with Royce da 5'9".
View More
Festivals
Popular Now