Twenty-one years ago today, the hip hop world lost one of its most unpredictable, magnetic, and unforgettable figures. Russell Tyrone Jones—known to millions as Ol’ Dirty Bastard, or simply ODB—passed ...
Earlier this month, the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) in Miami Beach served as a communal meal for Black creatives to discuss, engage, and premiere their work. Notable names, such as writer and ...
Three decades ago today, Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard released his debut solo album, Return of the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, through Elektra Records. As only the second solo LP from a ...
It’s been almost 20 years since the Hip-Hop world mourned the sudden passing of the iconic Wu-Tang Clan member, Ol’ Dirty Bastard. And though many of today’s generation of Hip-Hoppers probably aren’t ...
As feuds between East Coast and West Coast artists brewed in the early 1990s, another section of the country's hip-hoppers sat on the sidelines, waiting patiently for their time in the limelight. That ...
The Wu-Tang Clan is mourning the loss of founding member Oliver Power Grant, who died just days after the legendary rap group ...
Fifty years after critics dismissed hip-hop as a passing fad, Grammy winner LL COOL J is taking viewers back to the genre's authentic New York roots with his new docuseries "Hip Hop Was Born Here," ...
The year was 1998, and White People had a strange fascination with mopey women singing depressing songs. We showed our appreciation for this vanilla brand of Menstrual Rock by awarding Shawn Colvin ...
Rapper Chuck D, of Public Enemy fame, is one of several who agree that basketball greats and hip-hop excellence share a similar foundation.