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RAP GENIUS - We watched a small part of our childhood die this week, as Naughty By Nature finally (and…
REVIEW - First and foremost, though,Talib Kweli is an artist. He’s a good rapper—great even. His latest effort, however, is…
RAP GENIUS - This week saw the release of Chance the Rapper's superb 'Acid Rap' collection, easily one of the…
theGRIO REPORT - The backlash over Rick Ross' controversial "U.O.E.N.O." lyric referencing date rape continues to build and now one…
RAP GENIUS - The announcement of XXL's 2013 Freshmen list this week (thankfully not actually all men this time) set…
NEW YORK (AP) — They partied like it was 1999 — the audience and the musicians — at a Prince…
RAP GENIUS - We at Rap Genius spent most of this week waiting with baited breath for Pusha T's new…
RAP GENIUS - Kweli's upcoming mixtape Attack the Block (named after one of our favorite movies of last year) is…
RAP GENIUS - In a week that saw real chaos and tragedy, it's good to know that there are still…
Complex Music recently interviewed rapper Talib Kweli and he brke down the 25 songs that to him are most essential…
Rapper Talib Kweli started to recite verses off the top of his head recently while talking to students at St.…
theGRIO REPORT - A suburban Detroit teacher who was fired on March 28 for helping organize an in-school fundraiser for…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hip hop heavyweights known as much for their fiery political lyrics as for their bass-pounding beats…
OPINION - New faces, even those whose prior music and/or positions are a welcome addition..
With rumors of a reunion LP continually popping up online, fans have been fever pitch for Mos Def and Talib…
theGRIO REPORT - Its aesthetic is an unusual amalgam (a collision, really) of the old and the new; the known…
OPINION - His respect and critical acclaim is unquestioned. Turning that into album sales has been a task all its…
REVIEW - The importance of this film and the main reason you should watch extends beyond the history and the…
OPINION - Rather than assuming that 'hip-hop politics' means something in particular, we should understand that political rap can inform,…