Kai-Way - Proud @KaiWay99

Atlanta-based wordsmith, musician and storyteller Kai-Way makes crafty music that blends the beat-centric groove of old-school New York City hip-hop, the poetic flow and clever rhymes of west coast rap and the smooth soul of R&B.

Rakim Talks 30 Years Of Hip-Hop

Over the past four decades, hip-hop has risen from an obscure genre to a dominating forces of western culture. The Source say that they was lucky enough to sit down with the original God-MC, hip-hop legend Rakim, following a recent show at Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City in conjunction with Sundance Film Festival and promoted by Gage Luce of 12G Agency. 

Nicki Minaj Goes After Iggy Azalea

The baddest chick in the game have something to say about White Hip-Hop. Nicki Minaj had a lot to say about her future plans on the industry this past weekend. She proceeds on to post three additional posts, adding a line to the caption for each.

Fans responded to the post insisting the “No Frauds” artist take down the post, and Minaj responded to her fans declaring she will not take the post down!

Hip-Hop Resurrection Is Back

The website that focuses on unsigned entertainment is back online. Hip-Hop Resurrection.com has returned to the online community. Instantly, they decide to release a new mixtape of some of the hottest growing unsigned hype the internet has the offer. Download your free copy of the 21 track playlist.

Hip-Hop Resurrection.com is a Brooklyn Born group of entrepreneurs in all aspects of Hip Hop culture trying to keep the industry from fully watering down Hip Hop. Check out the official site by click the link below.

TWUM Best Rap City Moments

Rap City Tha Basement was one of the top shows to be on in the early 2000's. The show originally started in 1989, helmed by Chris “The Mayor” Thomas. When Tigger took the helm, the show became Rap City: 

George Clinton Talks Donald Trump

CNN caught up with funk legend George Clinton during a recent show at BB King Blues Club in New York City, and picked his brain about everything from his legacy with Parliament and Funkadelic, to his take on Donald Trump's presidency.

The 75-year-old "godfather of funk" recalled the impact P-Funk made on the world but was sure to avoid pivoting from a time capsule, as he spoke in the present, saying, "We're here. We ain't going nowhere. We are a movement," in spite of the group's half a century long history in the music business. It is an assertion that Parliament fans can expound upon, beyond the fact that the band continues to perform in its present incarnation. True fans of hip-hop would concur, in having heard samples from Clinton's past woven into some of the genre's most prolific songs, whether they knew what they were listening to at the moment or not.

It is in bringing the party together, regardless of culture or creed that Clinton's music is often cited for, and he touched on how they bore the intention to convey that message with the classic "One Nation," saying, "That's the holy grail of the funk. It's ... our anthem and that binding force." And it is Clinton's absolute faith that the music actually facilitates unity, that prompts him to direct anyone searching for answers right back to the funk, as was the case when the CNN reporter inquired about whether he had any thoughts on Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.

"Ain't no funk in the Trump," said Clinton. "You can't be that against everything and everybody and be funky -- that's hard to do. He needs to go to a good funk concert a few times. He'd probably change his mind about a lot of things. I'm going to send him a copy of 'One Nation Under a Groove' -- maybe that'll help."

Should Whites Use The N-Word?

The n-word is unique in the English language. On one hand, it is the ultimate insult- a word that has tormented generations of African Americans. Yet over time, it has become a popular term of endearment by the descendents of the very people who once had to endure it. Among many young people today—black and white—the n-word can mean friend.

Futuristic sat down with DJ Vlad in this exclusive clip to discuss race and length and his upbringing as a biracial kid. He discusses being at shows and encouraging his white fans to say the N-word and how the N-word itself is the most loaded word in the world. Futuristic also explains how Trump brings hate back to life.

Joe Budden & DJ Akademiks New Show

Joe Budden and DJ Akademiks speaks on their new show titled Everyday Struggle with the two speaks on about the dating life, pop lifestyle and the culture of hip hop, more of an hip hop retrospect of today's hip hop society.

Complex Conversation

Conversation about mumble rap vs hip hop topic still goes on about today's rappers not respecting the culture of hip hop then talks from how it got started. This is the golden era of hip hop opinions don't but the work do what i mean is you can't hurt the system on what's hot or not. 

Slim Thug Gets His Own Holiday

Slim Thug

The city of Houston continued to honor the contributions hip-hop has made to its culture this week, when it held a ceremony to bestow veteran rapper Slim Thug with his own day on the calendar.

Slim was praised with the prestigious distinction by mayor Annise Parker and city council member Jerry Davis on Saturday, February 25. Slim Thug Day comes three years after UGK OG Bun B was given his own day. Weeks ago Lil Flip enjoyed a trip to Houston's city hall to receive his own declaration and day as well.

Slim Thug has really been showing out on the philanthropic trip over the past several years. He hosts annual food drives, given out clothes, and invested in developing property in the city under his own construction company. He has also advocated for social issues on a national level, giving him a reputation as a blue-collar man of the people, who can also shine on the best of them in the industry.

Hip-Hop Mixtape Site Being Sued

A number of the largest record labels have sued Spinrilla, a popular hip-hop mixtape website and app. Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Bros. Records and Universal Music Group accuse Spinrilla’s operators of copyright infringement and claim damages that could reach millions of dollars.

Mixtapes have been part of the hip-hop culture for years, and one of such most popular online services today is Spinrilla. It allows users to stream and download tracks from its site or mobile app and accounts for hundreds of thousands of monthly users. The service got sued by the music labels, which claim that Spinrilla facilitates copyright infringement, allegedly offering over 21,000 tracks of music artists such as Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West.

The plaintiffs estimated that the Spinrilla Android app had been downloaded and installed several million times and was among the most popular music apps offered on the Google Play store. However, Spinrilla is not just another pirate website: the service was incorporated in the US, earns money through advertising and recently partnered with AOL.

At the same time, the RIAA believes that Spinrilla has crossed a line by offering copyrighted music without permission and hopes that the record labels will be compensated through the lawsuit and that an injunction will take Spinrilla offline. The copyright holders point out that consumers have access to millions of music tracks from innovative legitimate platforms and services that pay creators, and Spinrilla’s way of business has no place in today’s music marketplace.

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FO - Freaky Girl

Hailing from the south side of Chicago, FO aka FoFilla s a lyricist, producer & CEO of Zero Sound Empire and and makes you feel like you’re back in school studying the Anthology of hip hop mixed with old school and today's flavor. His love for rap and the hip hop culture is more than evident as he paints both vivid imagery and captures precise emotions through his lyrics.

Jake Kost - Northwet

Portland artist Jake Kost returns with the creative visuals for his new single, Northwet from the stand out project, Stadtluft Macht Frei now available on Bandcamp, iTunes and more. Take a trip to the psychedelic side with Kost and his clones, as he reaches into his bag of medicine and runs through his unique, storytelling flow. Having already recieved praise from hip hop fans worldwide, plus 2DopeBoyz, Ego Trip and HipHopDX, Stadtluft Macht Frei is a salute to the golden era, stacked with jazzy, boom bap beats, encrypted rhymes, and features from Supastition and Reks.

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SiX - OOOUUU Remix

With a true passion for story telling and lyricism, London’s very own “SiX” has cemented himself as a true “narrator for the younger generation”. With pure honesty and transparency, he takes you into his world, sharing life through his eyes, with the hopes that people relate to his struggles and together are inspired. 

WHY YOU SHOULD MASTER THE ART OF STORYTELLING

New York being his second home has allowed him to soak up culture from both sides of the Atlantic and these influences are evident in his flows, rhyming patterns and in his over all Hip-Hop style. With his street narrative perspective he believes, people’s struggles, once shared, are halved and this is the cornerstone of his brand and the legacy he hopes to leave behind. “Mavro” is the team; “All Black Always” is the motto.

Ice-T And Coco New Talk Show On Fox

Guess who is back in the headline again! Ice-T and his wife Coco are no stranger to getting in front of the camera, whether it’s for the rapper’s music career, his Law & Order: SVU gig or their reality TV show, Ice Loves Coco. Now the hip-hop couple are headed to the daytime talk show circuit.