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Questlove on "How Hip Hop Failed Black America"

Questlove of the Roots is writing a six part weekly series of essays for Vulture.com on the history of Hip Hop and its relation to Black America. The first essay entitled “When the People Cheer: How Hip Hop Failed Black America” begins with .. Read More

Paid Dues 2014 Cancelled

Paid Dues has come to be known as one of Hip Hop’s ultimate festivals, a summer ritual that brings together massive line-ups of your favorite artists since 2006. But financial troubles have surfaced, leading Murs (the festival’s founder) to post the statement below .. Read More

Dr. Dre Wants to Buy the LA Clippers

Dr. Dre gave an interview to TMZ on Tuesday night where he announced his interest in buying the LA Clippers from Donald Sterling who has now been banned from the NBA for his racist rant. Dre definitely has the bank to do so, having .. Read More

Hip Hop Legend DJ EZ Rock Dead at 46

Jay Z & Beyonce Announce "On the Run" Tour

Jay Z & Beyonce have just announced their joint “On the Run” Tour which will hit 16 cities across the US this summer. It is reported that $1 from each ticket sale will go to Jay Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation which provides scholarships to .. Read More

Documentary - Founding Fathers: The Untold Story of Hip Hop

Read more about the documentary at Davey D’s Hip Hop Corner

Rappers Selling Their CDs in Times Square Sue NYPD for Harassment

Eight rappers who sell their CDs in Times Square have come together to sue the NYPD and the City of New York for harassment and numerous false arrests which they claim violate their first amendment rights. The lawsuit names 17 specific police officers .. Read More

The Return of Scarface - "No Problem" (Video)

A Photographic Journey Through Nas' "Illmatic"

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The Forbes Five: Hip Hop's Richest Moguls

Forbes Magazine recently released its list of the five wealthiest Hip Hop artists. Here’s their breakdown for 2014: 1) Diddy – $700 million 2) Dr Dre – $550 million (his new Beats by Dre investment launched him to surpass Jay Z in 2014) 3) Jay Z .. Read More