Category: Music News

Fans have waited years for Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli to release another Black Star album. According to Bey, the wait is almost over. During a Madlib DJ set in Denver, Colorado, the MC formerly known as Mos Def revealed he and Kweli have teamed up with the Stones Throw producer for an entire project. …

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Although A Tribe Called Quest performed its final U.S. show last year, the legendary Hip Hop group’s de facto leader Q-Tip evidently still has some solo joints left in his arsenal. On Friday night (February 9), Tip debuted an unreleased track featuring Kendrick Lamar during his Beats 1 Radio show, Abstract Radio. Titled “Want U 2 Want,” …

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Krakow, Poland – It’s been an intense four days of competition, and HipHopDX traveled all the way to Europe to experience what has become the Olympics of the DJ world, Red Bull 3Style. 24 National Champions from countries all over the world descended upon Krakow, Poland to go head-to-head for the chance to be crowned …

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New York, NY – Amid an ongoing bidding war for Lil Pump, it looks like Gucci Mane has locked down the “Gucci Gang” rapper for his 1017 Eskimo Records roster. Despite offers from DJ Khaled and Epic Records, among others, Pump was spotted sporting a 1017 chain earlier this week, setting off rumors he had signed …

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Hip Hop pioneer Lovebug Starski passed away on Thursday (February 8) and news of his death quickly rippled throughout the Hip Hop community. Legendary New York City Hip Hop promotor Van Silk, who had been a friend of Starski’s since they were teenagers growing up in the Bronx, noticed many people incorrectly crediting Starski for …

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