Black Thought

The New York City crowd was jam-packed with lyric-hungry, authentic Hip-Hop heads. Read More

(AllHipHop News) In less than two months, the 8th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BKHHF) will kick off with a week's worth of one-of-a-kind events, celebrating all things Hip-Hop via panels, MC competitions, concerts, and much more. Read More

(AllHipHop News) Black Thought, lead MC from The Roots and a member of Jimmy Fallon's Late Night Show Band, is set to host the "Lyricist Lounge's 20 Year Anniversary" All-Star Reunion Party this Wednesday (May 23) at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Sponsored by AllHipHop.com, Rocksmith, Real Talk NYC, and Fusicology, the party will bring together performances from Bush Babies and Homeboy Sandman, along with several surprise performances in a legendary "ALL-STAR Cypher."Read More

Nowadays, actual "freestyling" (as in rhyming off the dome) is rarely heard or seen, so I am bringing you a classic freestyle from a time when a lot of emcees were really good at rhyming on the spot. Read More

He may have brought the Nets to Brooklyn, but this fall, he's bringing the music to Philly. Read More

Busta Rhymes is slated to headline the 8th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. Read More

I've encountered verbal battles with ex-boyfriends from this very statement simply by defending why a Hip Hop song was my jam. Read More

Just one day after the death of Beastie Boys ' MCA Adam Yauch , HBO broadcast the trio's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, held last month at the Rock Hall in Cleveland, O.H. Yauch, who was too ill to attend, dedicated the honor to his Beastie "Brothers."Read More

Celebrated Hip-Hop veterans ?uestlove and Black Thought of The Roots and the rapper formerly known as Mos Def, Yasiin Bey, will all bolster the second annual NYC Blue Note Jazz Festival lineup beginning on June 10. Read More

Oh Bono, you just want to save the world and I love you for it...sometimes. The music for "Where the Streets Have No Name" originated from a demo that guitarist The Edge composed the night before the group resumed The Joshua Tree sessions. Read More