• Odd Future Breakup Permanent? Hodgy Beats Calls Tyler the Creator a Fraud

    Many expected an Odd Future reunion at their festival Camp Flog Gnaw last weekend. Perhaps this was because the group had been broken up for almost half a year, or because Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA) was advertised as the headline act, but it seemed many were disappointed when only Mike G, Domo Genesis, Left Brain and Hodgy Beats took the stage for a 70-minute set. The set was then pre-empted by a profanity-laced speech delivered by Tyler the Creator onstage.

  • Vince Staples Bites Back At Noreaga And Others Who Say He Doesn't Appreciate 1990's Hip Hop

    Vince Staples was born in 1993, as he readily admits. He did not truly "experience" the age of "boom-bap" Hip Hop inspired by the production of the East Coast's RZA and the "g-funk" of West Coast's Dr. Dre. However, like most rappers (and music fans), the era is held in extremely high regard. Classic albums like Illmatic, Ready to Die, Reasonable Doubt, The Chronic, Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers), Hard To Earn, etc. cement the decade as one of the most important in the short history of hip-hop. These albums dealt with the sociopolitical issues facing African American youths in the inner city, and shined a light on an issue many Americans ignored. Vince Staples, however, is not particularly impressed with the decade's output, nor the comments made by peers such as Tyler the Creator and Noreaga over his critique.

  • Collective Shout Calls Tyler, the Creator's Song 'F*ck You' a "Tantrum"

    On Monday, Tyler, the Creator shared an especially angry new track, "F*ck It," that, in part, addresses his controversial immigration status in Australia. In August, Tyler cancelled the Australian leg of his "Cherry Bomb" tour following a lobbying campaign from Australian activist group Collective Shout that protested his past lyrics, which the group deemed violently misogynistic. A spokeswoman for Collective Shout has since responded to "F*ck It," and she describes the song as a "tantrum."

  • Guitarist Covers Kanye West's Entire Discography From 'College Dropout' to 'Yeezus'

    When you have a lot of time on your hands and you really like Kanye West, some weird things can happen. For six hours and 41 minutes, Jacob Brody took his own spin on West's discography by performing some creative guitar covers starting with College Dropout's "We Don't Care" and powering all the way through to the Yeezus closer "Bound 2."

  • Tyler, The Creator Banned from Australia Says 'Cherry Bomb' Rapper

    Tyler, The Creator has been banned from entering Australia. This according to Tweets sent out today by the Cherry Bomb rapper. The news comes as a disappointment to fans who were hoping to see Tyler later this year when he was going to head down under for a series of shows in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth during the beginning of September.

  • 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.
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