Back in June, when David Lowery, the guy from Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, took on the so-called “Free Culture movement”— mostly in response to a 21-year-old intern at NPR admitting that she, ...

2012 was a good year for hip-hop heads not least because it was a year that saw the emergence of Joey Bada$$, a preternaturally-gifted rapper from Flatbush who (incredibly) turns just eighteen later ...

Under the Radar‘s Hip-Hop Editor, Matt Fink (who also writes many of our feature articles), has put together a list of his Top 10 hip-hop albums released in 2012. We are regarding Frank Ocean’s ...

The anarchy of the Internet — and the major-label system’s attempt to harness it — has fractured the hip-hop narrative into its most diverse smash-up of personalities and ideas since the days when N.W ...

The 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards honored fallen music executive Chris Lighty Tuesday night (Oct. 9), uniting enemies and bringing friends together on one stage. "Keep your Ls up," Q-Tip asked of those in ...

The BET Hip-Hop Awards are nice for the performances and the statues (even though only four of them were given out on television), but we all know what you came to see. The cyphers. If you missed the ...

We’ve finally reached the end of 2012 and there have been quite a few excellent Hip-Hop/Rap albums released throughout the past 365 days that both the listening audience and music journalists might ...

As much of a stronghold as our town is for EDM, Denver is also a hotbed of hip-hop. Although we've always held true to the assertion, and such a declaration would seem perfectly reasonable to even ...

Comedian Mike Epps returned to host the special in the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center. His first skit of the night centered on President Obama speaking directly to his Republican competitor ...

Some may argue that most of today’s hip-hop artists focus on delivering catchy singles and unfocused mixtapes, instead of creating great albums. However, there were several noteworthy hip-hop albums, ...

In her starring role in Robin Thicke’s newest single “Back Together,” rapper Nicki Minaj name drops Hillary Clinton: “Used to call me Hillary cause I ride ‘em,” which is a play off of Hillary ...