A brief, incomplete recap of Lupe Fiasco's 2009: a stirring, live-band performance at the still hip-hop-phobic Coachella, a Hewlett Packard commercial that gets reprised as the last skit on this mixtape, unrelated plans to film with Matt Damon and climb Mount Kilimanjaro, an appearance on the Twilight soundtrack, and his influence manifesting explicitly in East Coast rhyme spitters Charles Hamilton and Wale as well as implicitly in L.A.'s jerkin' scene. Read More
Hip-Hop artist Canibus is returning with a new album titled Melatonin Magik , a new independent album that is being released on Warlab records. Read More
IMAKEMADBEATS drops free digi-single and extends remix contest deadline for forthcoming self-titled album slated for 2010. Read More
For every successful rapper, there is a hundred lurking underground -- hungry and talented, frustrated and longing for their chance to shine. Read More
New Breakthrough for Indie Hip Hop Jazz Artist Victor Valente. Read More
Chino XL is with us for a typically thorough and massively energetic feature-length interview. Read More
Hailing from East Orange, NJ, Chino released his debut album, Here to Save You All, in 1996 and has since had plenty of now ... Read the full Chino XL bio.