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LF5 – Hip Hop Conference + ShowcaseSaturday March 4th in the LA Arts District7pm at LOKELS CAFE 2010 East 7Th Street
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The star-studded Creed III soundtrack arrives today featuring collaborations with J. Cole, Kehlani, Ari Lennox, and Big Sean.
The Detroit rapper links ups with EST Gee on the high-octane “Anthem,” which finds them trading knockout verses over a blistering beat.
The new dad, who welcomed son Noah with Jhené Aiko in November, raps from the perspective of Michael B. Jordan’s character Adonis Creed, who has a daughter, Amara, with his wife Bianca (Tessa Thompson).
“Y’all really judging me and I can’t honor it / See, I was born in the ashes so of course I rise,” raps Sean. “I’m in that state of mind, for......
Drumwork stays, well… working.
Still riding the high of releasing one of the best albums of 2022 (God Don’t Make Mistakes), Conway the Machine is back at it with a new project called Pain Provided Profit with his shooter Jae Skeese.
Dropping March 10th, the Drumwork duo kick things off with a new track calle“Metallic 5’s.” Produced by
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New York rap legends Nas and the Wu-Tang Clan went on a co-headlining NY State of Mind tour in 2022, and they're bringing it back later this year for dates in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The North American leg begins on September 20 in Nashville, TN and wraps up on October 22 in Highland, CA.
The NYC show is at Barclays Center on September 27. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 3 at 9 AM local time, with various presales starting Tuesday, February 28 at 10 AM.
Nas just headlined his first Madison Square Garden show on Friday night (2/24), supporting his 2022 album King's Disease III. He had a few special guests on hand, bringing out......
Siblings Pusha T and No Malice were set to reform their coke-rap duo Clipse for friend and longtime collaborator Pharrell’s Something In The Water festival in 2020, which ended up getting canceled because of the pandemic. They did end up doing a few songs at the 2022 Something in the Water, and Stereogum points out they made appearances at Complexcon and the BET Awards, but Clipse will finally play a full set this summer when they headline Chicago's Hyde Park Summerfest, happening June 17 & 18.
The festival says Clipse will "perform some of their biggest hits, including 'Grindin' and 'When the Last Time,' alongside other collaborations......
by MARISA MENDEZ
Jin hasn’t battled in over 17 years, but in honor of late Canadian battle rap vet Pat Stay, the former Freestyle Friday champ got back in the ring one more time.
The battle went down at King Of The Dot Entertainment’s “Stay Forever’ weekend in Toronto on February 25 and 26. KOTD returned to the city for the first time in five years in an effort to raise money for the Stay family and honor Pat’s life.
While Jin went up against fellow rap battle vet Illmac, other big names on the lineup included Hollow Da Don, Charlie Clips, Rone, Dumfounded and more.
“Battling again after a 17-year absence was......
by ANDY BUSTARD
T.I.’s “paperwork party” may have been snubbed by Boosie Badazz, but one person who hasn’t passed up the opportunity to pull up is Charleston White.
In a video posted to TikTok on Sunday (February 26), White filmed himself driving past the Trap City Cafe in Atlanta, where just days earlier Tip had hosted an event to share court documents purportedly proving he didn’t snitch on his dead cousin.
In the almost two-minute-long clip, White and his fellow passengers spot T.I. and his car in the parking lot outside the cafe while sat in their vehicle. A female passenger then asks the Texas native if......
by MARK ELIBERT
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De La Soul have announced they’ll be honoring the life and legacy of the late Trugoy The Dove with a special tribute concert in New York City this week.
Dubbed “The DA.I.S.Y. Experience,” the performance will take place on Thursday (March 2″ — a day before the group’s full catalog becomes available on streaming — at the iconic Webster Hall in Manhattan.
According to a press release, the venue will be “transformed with artwork from the group’s classic album, 3 Feet High and Rising,” while legendary DJs Stretch Armstrong, Clark Kent, Rich......
by MACKENZIE CUMMINGS-GRADY
Danny Brown has shared his opinion on the current New York drill scene, saying he thinks all rappers from the genre sound like Batman — and not in a good way.
His comments were made in the latest episode of his podcast The Danny Brown Show, which also saw JPEG Mafia appear as a special guest.
Brown and JPEG sat and watched a submitted freestyle video from a man named The Artist Frank Irvan, who spit his bars with a gruff delivery. While the pair were both impressed with Irvan’s skills, Brown used it to pivot to a conversation surrounding New York drill music.
“I got some funny shit for......
by TAI SAINT-LOUIS
Kanye West has reportedly reached an agreement with adidas that would see the company unload the remaining designs in the Yeezy collection.
According to reports from multiple outlets, the new contract would allow adidas to release and promote the existing product created under their previous deal with West. It does not make any provisions for a continuation of the collection.
Reports put the value of the remaining Yeezy x adidas products at approximately $500 million.
The deal would allow the athletic company to make up for the projected loss it reported earlier this month.
adidas has blamed Kanye directly for the financial......
