Diamond D

Twenty years after the Pharcyde's debut, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde , it seems like that pack of self-deprecating MCs are finally getting the credit they've always deserved. Read More

We gathered emcees like Ab-Soul, Saigon, Ill Bill, Crooked I and Big Boi and others to speak about the music their moms played while they were growing up and how it's helped shape them. Read More

The good thing about family is you don't have to see them all the time to still feel the love when you do reconnect. Read More

Rap Genius is supplying The BoomBox with the top lyrics of the week and serving a meaning behind the raps in the process. Read More

More than most rap fans, I tend to worry a lot about some of the OGs that made the music of my youth (yeah, I'm getting used to this old nigga shit). Read More

A few stories above Lake Street on a recent Friday night, Adam Levin leans over a social worker's desk and selects a few tracks to play over the desktop computer's speakers. Read More

Showbiz & A.G. return to their early-'90s sound, while El-P combines his Def Jux friends with his "R.A.P." friends, and Rittz is nice with his. Read More

In honor of today being 4/20every smoker's favorite day of the yearSOTC has compiled the 25 Best Rap Songs relating to weed. Read More