There was extra significance to this year’s Dilla Day SF, the annual homage to Detroit producer J Dilla: It marked the first Bay Area public appearance of Jonathan “DJ Shortkut” Cruz since a stroke ...

The best shows this February in L.A. include Samara Joy, blink-182, Mustafa, King Woman, EMEL, Balu Brigada, Phantogram, ...

On a special episode of Hard Knock Radio, I had the honor of sitting down with Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey, the mother of legendary producer James “J Dilla” Yancey, in celebration of J Dilla Day. With ...

In honor of what would be James Dewitt Yancey’s 51st birthday, we’re taking a look back at some of the best (and most rare) ...

TRURO – A California-based hip hop group is performing in Truro on their Canadian tour, O Canadabis. On Sunday, May 18, at 8 ...

Hip-hop heavyweights Cypress Hill, De La Soul and the Pharcyde have announced a Canadian tour aptly titled O Canadabis. The ...

It’s time to cook up another review in the No Skips lab this week to credit an album as boasting no skippable tracks.

The famed jeweler collaborates with the 'Chromakopia' rapper for a unique chain inspired by Tyler's fascination with Airedale ...

Signed to J Cole-founded label Dreamville Records, Earthgang have earned comparisons to the likes of Outkast, Dungeon Family and The Pharcyde. They rap about everything from the threat of AI to ...

Dinosaur Jr‘s J Mascis and members of Beastie Boys, The Pharcyde, Jurassic 5, and Luscious Jackson have contributed to the soundtrack of new film Home Free, a ’90s-set college comedy with a ...

Since the mid-1980s when hip-hop fully entered the popular culture, filmmakers have been including dope beats and great rhymes in the soundtracks of their movies, creating some of the best ...