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Ice Cube Wanted To Buck ‘Black People Dying In First 15 Minutes’ Trend With ‘Anaconda’ Movie
Ice Cube, who starred in the 1997 film Anaconda as cameraman Danny Rich, took to Twitter to shout out the movie and offer a few thoughts on his time in the cult classic to commemorate its 25th anniversary. “When they asked me to do Anaconda, I […]
2Pac Eerily Predicted He’d Be Murdered At 25 According To Hip Hop Legend Smooth B
2Pac had a premonition he would die young, which he vocalized multiple times in his music. As he raps on the 1995 single “If I Die Tonight” from Me Against The World, “I hope they bury me and send me to my rest/Headlines readin ‘Murdered […]
Black Star Recruits Black Thought For New Madlib-Produced Single ‘Mineral Mountain’
Black Star meets Black Thought on the first single from Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and Talib Kweli‘s upcoming album, their first in 24 years. After decades of anticipation and speculation, the Brooklyn duo finally confirmed the imminent arrival of a new Black Star album, […]
Lil Eazy-E Honors His Father On Eazy-E Day With Old Funeral Footage: ‘Miss You Daddy’
N.W.A legend Eazy-E passed away in March 1995 and was buried less than two weeks later on April 7 at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California. On the 27th anniversary of the funeral, Eric Wright Jr. — who goes by Lil Eazy-E — shared footage […]
Snoop Dogg Says He’s Gonna ‘Bite’ Slick Rick’s Libra Chain: ‘That S..t Too Hard’
Snoop Dogg is always working on something — whether it’s a solo album, performing at the Super Bowl with Dr. Dre or his latest business venture, the man is busy. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t leave a little room for fun. On Wednesday (April […]
Tyler, The Creator Wins Best Rap Album At 64th Annual Grammy Awards: See All The Winners
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards were in full swing at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday (April 3). The premiere ceremony kicked off at 12:30 p.m. PST inside in the Marquee Ballroom where Grammys were given out in categories such as […]
Snoop Dogg’s Latest Studio Session With Dr. Dre Sparks ‘Detox’ Album Hype
Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre brought 30 years of Hip Hop history to the Super Bowl stage in February. If a recent Instagram photo proves to pan out, they’ll also be giving life to one of Hip Hop’s most rumored albums in over 20 years — […]
Cypress Hill Explains Why Black Milk Produced ‘Back In Black’ Album & Not DJ Muggs
SHOWTIME has dropped the first official trailer for the forthcoming Cypress Hill documentary, Cypress Hill: Insane In The Membrane, as part of Mass Appeal’s Hip Hop 50 rollout. Told through the eyes of photographer and director Estevan Oriol, the film is described as a “smoke-filled journey across the […]