On the surface, 2005 was another banner year for hip-hop. There were at least a couple of classic albums (Beanie Sigel’s The B. Coming and Kanye West’s Late Registration) and a slew of great ones ...

Albums of the Year: The Game The Documentary (G-Unit/Aftermath) The Documentary begs the question “What if Ice Cube would have released Amerikkka’s Most Wanted BEFORE leaving N.W.A.?” Though this ...

2005: It was one of the most famous feuds in hip-hop history. After Jay-Z launched an attack on Nas at Summer Jam 2001 when he debuted "Takeover" to the world, the two rap legends waged one of the ...

When I e-mailed a knowledgeable friend that I’d be writing on jazz and hip-hop, she replied, “Man, can people stop talking about this already?” She’s right, in a way. The jazz/hip-hop nexus is simply ...

The terms rap and hip-hop have come to mean wildly different things to different people — or the same thing. The confusion has reached a point where even those making a living in the culture (artists ...

In the world of English-language hip-hop, some rappers use nicknames. But one Los Angeles musician creates entire alter egos. Rapper and producer Otis Jackson, Jr., has recorded under the names Madlib ...

This is DAY TO DAY. I'm Alex Chadwick. Not long ago, `nerd' and `geek' were slurs hurled at social outcasts in schools. But the information age has changed that a bit. `Geek' and `nerd' are the names ...

2005: As the first rains of Hurricane Katrina hit landfall in the United States, Diddy hosted MTV's annual Video Music Awards in Miami. While the storm cancelled much of the event's pre-show ...

On the surface, 2005 was another banner year for hip-hop. There were at least a couple of classic albums (Beanie Sigel’s The B.Coming and Kanye West’s Late Registration), a slew of great ones ...

This book chronicles Hip-Hop history with both wisdom and appeal. This great piece of archival history is smart enough for the classroom, but colorful enough to be a conversation piece. Rakim Told Me ...