EDITORIAL

Seventeen years ago, Jeezy made one of the boldest claims in rap, uttering to anyone listening that he was the realest in the game.

FN Meka, a rapper created in the realm of virtual reality, was the first to be signed by Capitol Records but was dropped due to controversy.

Footage from the Uvalde shooting tragedy in Texas was recently released, and the images show the ineptitude of the local police.

Laura Ingraham of Fox News aired a segment on her program that links the recent rise of mass shootings to high marijuana use.

The VERZUZ platform is once again all the rage in the wake of the one-sided Omarion vs. Mario debacle from last week.

Black women have always stood at the center of all musical movements in this world. From as early as Rosetta Tharpe, Big Mama Thornton, to Betty Davis and Donna Summer, they’ve created and contributed to the direction of Rock, Soul, Disco, Hip-Hop and R&B even when their impact wasn’t acknowledged or respected.

During a segment of her show, Ingraham attacked marijuana legalization and attempted to link the action to the recent uptick in gun violence.

In every generation, you have talents who can transcend the hurdles that separate good from great. Kendrick Lamar has elevated himself to a rare level in the years since he first hit the mainstream market, inducing the type of fan favor people like Nas and Jay-Z bring with their releases.

On a recent episode of “The Joe Budden Podcast,” the “Flex” rapper and unashamed Tory Lanez supporter decided to rufffle a few feathers at the expense of both…

When word broke that Mike Tyson had blessed a fellow airline passenger with a 2-piece and a biscuit (for those unfamiliar, that's slang for catching a beat down), the first thought from many was, "What did the other guy do?" Soon enough, it became clear that the allegedly drunken passenger had provoked the boxing legend, and now it's come to light that he has a lengthy rap sheet, too.

Anytime we can get a joint project with Wiz Khalifa, Smoke DZA, and Big K.R.I.T., we are in luck. The ten-song project Full Court Press links three of the most influential blog era artists with one goal: Making melodic music for the spring.

As the English language in America is replete with regional influences, AAVE falls under that distinction and a discussion on the style of speaking is currently trending on Twitter.