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Experience Black Music Month Through These Documentaries

Experience Black Music Month Through These Documentaries

Black Music inspires, informs, and permeates each genre and every corner of the globe with an undeniable force. From complex rhythms and sweet melodies to lyrics versed in a unique experience, Black Music has given all music a blueprint—including Jazz, Blues, Rock & Roll, Soul, and Hip-Hop. In celebration of... Read more
June 10, 2022 Sponsored
Benny The Butcher Releases His Most Conscious Song Ever

Benny The Butcher Releases His Most Conscious Song Ever

Less than one month ago, Benny The Butcher's hometown of Buffalo, New York was struck by tragedy. Now, one of the city's biggest music stars of all time is helping those who continue to suffer from what transpired on May 14 at Tops Friendly Market on the East Side. He... Read more
June 9, 2022 Audio
Rapper Trouble Killed In Atlanta Domestic Dispute

Rapper Trouble Killed In Atlanta Domestic Dispute

UPDATE: FOX 5 Atlanta reports that Jamichael Jones has turned himself into Rockdale, Georgia authorities. The 33-year-old has surrendered, following a two-day manhunt after the killing of Mariel Semonte Orr, who rapped under the name Trouble. Jones reportedly agreed to cooperate after police interrogated the suspect's mother. Reportedly while at... Read more
June 7, 2022 News
Master P Mourns The Loss Of His Daughter

Master P Mourns The Loss Of His Daughter

This past weekend, Master P confirmed that his daughter, Tytyana Miller, had passed away at the age of 29. She was found at a home in California's San Fernando Valley on Saturday (May 28). Tytyana was the child of P and ex-wife Sonya C., both of whom were members of Hip-Hop group... Read more
June 1, 2022 News
CyHi The Prynce Disses Joe Budden On A Blistering Freestyle

CyHi The Prynce Disses Joe Budden On A Blistering Freestyle

For three and a half years, there has been tension brewing between Joe Budden and CyHi The Prynce. The MC-turned-media mogul has been critical of the former G.O.O.D. Music artist. In 2018, Budden criticized CyHi's relationship with Kanye West. “CyHi just tweeted yesterday, ‘Uh oh, masta’ said, I’m gettin’ seven... Read more
May 31, 2022 Video
Isaiah Rashad Discusses Trying To Kill Himself

Isaiah Rashad Discusses Trying To Kill Himself

Last week, a video interview clip between Joe Budden and Isaiah Rashad marked the Tennessee MC's first public reaction to at least one videotape leaked in February. In that clip, the Top Dawg Entertainment artist spoke about his sexuality, his current relationship, and if he would be pursuing legal action... Read more
May 30, 2022 Lifestyle, Video
Big L Gets Harlem Street Named In His Honor

Big L Gets Harlem Street Named In His Honor

Forty-eight years ago this month (May 30, 1974), Lamont Coleman was born. By the 1990s, known as Big L, Coleman became one of Hip-Hop's more respected lyricists, thanks to appearances on Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito's radio show freestyles, feature work, and his 1995 Columbia/Sony Records debut, Lifestylez ov da Poor... Read more
May 28, 2022 News
DJ Quik’s Son David Blake Jr. Has Been Arrested For Murder

DJ Quik’s Son David Blake Jr. Has Been Arrested For Murder

The son of Hip-Hop legend DJ Quik has been arrested. Yesterday (May 27), the media learned that David Blake, Jr. was booked on suspicion of murder. The 27-year-old suspect was apprehended in Porter Ranch, California, and is being held in lieu of a $2 million bail. The events follow the... Read more
May 28, 2022 News
Symba Makes The Best Case Ever For Who’s The GOAT

Symba Makes The Best Case Ever For Who’s The GOAT

Bay Area Rap veteran Symba is still making an introduction after over a decade in the game. Having worked with Ty Dolla $ign and 2 Chainz, the Antioch, California native landed at Atlantic Records (after time spent at Sony) with a fervor for the mic. His latest single "GOAT" is... Read more
May 27, 2022 Video
Isaiah Rashad Addresses The Leaked Videotape That Changed His Life

Isaiah Rashad Addresses The Leaked Videotape That Changed His Life

In February of this year, TDE artist Isaiah Rashad allegedly appeared in a leaked personal videotape. In the video, a man appearing to be the 31-year-old Chattanooga, Tennessee MC was engaged in sex acts with another man. Rashad, who released The House Is Burning in 2021, has remained silent on the... Read more
May 26, 2022 Lifestyle, Video
Heavily-Sampled Artist Bernard Wright Has Passed Away At Age 58

Heavily-Sampled Artist Bernard Wright Has Passed Away At Age 58

UPDATE: Following Bernard Wright's death, Roberta Flack issued a statement. In a tweet that mourned Wright, it confirmed he was the "Killing Me Softly With His Song" singer's godson and former music director. Other sources, including a 1997 New York Times article, had claimed that Wright was Flack's son. Flack... Read more
May 26, 2022 News
Brandy Outraps Jack Harlow On His Own Beat

Brandy Outraps Jack Harlow On His Own Beat

Earlier this month (May 10), Jack Harlow promoted his recently-released Come Home The Kids Miss You with a HOT 97 appearance. While appearing on Ebro In The Morning, the multi-platinum Louisville, Kentucky MC was asked to guess artists while hearing songs. As Ebro, Peter Rosenberg, and Laura Stylez played Brandy's... Read more
May 25, 2022 Audio, News
Method Man & Slick Rick Wreck A DJ Muggs Beat

Method Man & Slick Rick Wreck A DJ Muggs Beat

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
May 24, 2022 Audio
Nick Grant Shows Why He Is One Of The Best Freestylers Of His Generation

Nick Grant Shows Why He Is One Of The Best Freestylers Of His Generation

South Carolina's Nick Grant has been one of the most promising MCs to burst on the scene over the last five or so years. His major-label debut, Return Of The Cool, was a praiseworthy release back in 2017. Since then, Grant put his career on the independent route, where he... Read more
May 21, 2022 Video
Cypress Hill’s Sen Dog Has Been Hospitalized With An Emergency

Cypress Hill’s Sen Dog Has Been Hospitalized With An Emergency

Cypress Hill's Sen Dog has been a staple in the Los Angeles, California-based Hip-Hop collective for more than 30 years. In addition to his role in the Grammy-nominated group, Sen has been a lead vocalist for Rock and Metal bands SX-10 and Powerflo. Cypress Hill has revealed that the artist... Read more
May 20, 2022 News
Explaining Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Albums

Explaining Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Albums

More than any other artist in Hip-Hop, and perhaps in all of music, Kendrick Lamar expresses himself through albums. Over the years, these albums have shown themselves to be dense bodies of work, filled with cryptic references and hidden meanings. Entire college courses and podcast series have been devoted to... Read more
May 16, 2022 News, Video
Kendrick Lamar’s New Video From His Album Is Filled With Symbolism

Kendrick Lamar’s New Video From His Album Is Filled With Symbolism

Earlier this week, Kendrick Lamar released a video for "The Heart, Pt. 5," the fifth installment of a series of songs Kendrick uses to launch his albums. The video featured Kendrick rapping by himself as he morphed into several people, including OJ Simpson, Kanye West, Jussie Smollett, Will Smith, Kobe... Read more
May 14, 2022 Video
Joey Bada$$’s Next Album Is A Sequel To His Classic Mixtape

Joey Bada$$’s Next Album Is A Sequel To His Classic Mixtape

In June of 2012, Joey Bada$$ launched what has become a highly-respected catalog with 1999. The mixtape from the Brooklyn, New York MC helped usher in the Pro Era movement, with appearances by Capital STEEZ, CJ Fly, Chuck Strangers, Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution, Dessy Hinds, and more. As a 17-year-old... Read more
May 12, 2022 Audio, Fresh, News
Black Thought’s Next Album Is Produced By Danger Mouse. Here’s The 1st Single

Black Thought’s Next Album Is Produced By Danger Mouse. Here’s The 1st Single

After a quarter-century of albums with The Roots, Black Thought expanded into a solo catalog in 2018. That year, he released not one but two projects. The first, Streams Of Thought, Vol. 1, was produced by 9th Wonder. The Grammy-winning Salaam Remi handled the beats on the second volume. In 2020,... Read more
May 11, 2022 Video
Kendrick Lamar Just Released His 1st New Song In 5 Years

Kendrick Lamar Just Released His 1st New Song In 5 Years

Kendrick Lamar has just released his first new song in more than 5 years. Just weeks ago, Kendrick announced that his new album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, would be arriving on Friday, May 13. Days ago, Lamar fueled the hype for his forthcoming work by posting a photo... Read more
May 8, 2022 Video
Dave Chappelle Reveals What He Discussed With His Attacker

Dave Chappelle Reveals What He Discussed With His Attacker

On Tuesday night (May 3), Dave Chappelle was attacked during his standup act at California's Hollywood Bowl. Isaiah Lee, a 23-year-old with Rap music ambitions, rushed the stage while carrying a replica pistol with a knife attached. As captured by cameras, after knocking Chappelle to the ground, Lee was met... Read more
May 7, 2022 Fresh
Lil Wayne Names His Top 5 & Missy Heads The Pack

Lil Wayne Names His Top 5 & Missy Heads The Pack

Lil Wayne was a recent guest on What's Wright? With Nick Wright. There, the FOX Sports commenter and the New Orleans, Louisiana Rap superstar discussed the Green Bay Packers, Rap peers, and more. For Hip-Hop Heads, Wayne was asked to offer his Top 5 rappers list. “I got...for me, first:... Read more
May 7, 2022 Video
Former Death Row Records Singer Jewell Has Passed Away

Former Death Row Records Singer Jewell Has Passed Away

Jewell is an R&B singer-songwriter who made hits with Dr. Dre, Tha Dogg Pound, N.W.A., and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. According to collaborator and former label-mate Daz Dillinger, the former Death Row Records artist born Jewell Caples has passed away this morning (May 6). No cause of death has been made public.... Read more
May 6, 2022 News
Jack Harlow Shows He’s Drake’s Biggest Threat On Their New Song

Jack Harlow Shows He’s Drake’s Biggest Threat On Their New Song

One year ago this month, Jack Harlow joined Cordae on Eminem's "Killer (Remix)." On the song, Harlow, the Louisville, Kentucky MC nearly upstaged one of Hip-Hop's revered legends. At just 24 years old, Jack appears to be using a fresh collaboration to show that he embraces the spirit of competition—and... Read more
May 6, 2022 Audio
Black Star Has Released The Best Rap Album Of 2022 So Far

Black Star Has Released The Best Rap Album Of 2022 So Far

Earlier this week (May 3), one of the most anticipated albums has released. Black Star's No Fear Of Time arrived after nearly a quarter-century since the duo's first and only other album, Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star. The two MCs have hinted towards a sophomore album sporadically over the last four years, eventually... Read more
May 5, 2022 Video
Eminem Will Be Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Eminem Will Be Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame has confirmed its 2022 class. Eminem will be inducted into the Cleveland, Ohio hall as a first-time ballot nominee. Marshall Mathers joins a performer category class that includes Lionel Richie, Dolly Parton, The Eurythmics, Duran Duran, Pat Benatar, and Carly Simon. Jimmy Jam... Read more
May 4, 2022 News
Dave Chappelle Was Attacked On Stage Last Night

Dave Chappelle Was Attacked On Stage Last Night

Last night (May 3), comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked during a performance at Los Angeles, California's Hollywood Bowl. Based on The New York Times reports, a man from the audience accessed the stage where he tackled the 48-year-old comedian and actor. TMZ and other sources have reported that the man was armed with a... Read more
May 4, 2022 News, Video
Kendrick Lamar Hints That He Is Releasing A Double Album

Kendrick Lamar Hints That He Is Releasing A Double Album

Two weeks ago (April 18), Kendrick Lamar announced that his fifth studio album is arriving on May 13. The news confirmed that the follow-up to 2017's DAMN. is titled Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Lamar announced through a rare tweet (responding to a two-month comment) that sent fans to his Oklama.com website. The public was informed... Read more
May 3, 2022 Fresh
KRS-One Raps Hip-Hop’s History & It Doesn’t End Well

KRS-One Raps Hip-Hop’s History & It Doesn’t End Well

Over a quarter-century ago, KRS-One assisted Das EFX in a cultural anthem, "Real Hip-Hop." Featuring production by DJ Premier (and Pete Rock on the remix), the EastWest Records single served as a battle cry for the culture these artists loved in the winds of change. In 2022, Kris returns with "Raw Hip... Read more
May 3, 2022 Video
DJ Premier Blasts A Company For Copying Gang Starr’s Logo

DJ Premier Blasts A Company For Copying Gang Starr’s Logo

Gang Starr has one of the most iconic logos in Hip-Hop. Over a dozen years since group co-founder Guru passed away, that logo on official Gang Starr merchandise provides for the late MC/producer's family, including his son and his longtime musical partner, DJ Premier. This week, Preemo took umbrage with a major... Read more
April 27, 2022 News
Pusha-T Used His New Album As A Verzuz Between Kanye & Pharrell

Pusha-T Used His New Album As A Verzuz Between Kanye & Pharrell

In the last week, one of the year's biggest albums released. Pusha-T competes for his first #1 on the charts with the arrival of It's Almost Dry. The G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Records collection follows up the veteran MC's 2018 Grammy-nominated campaign for DAYTONA. That LP, the first of a Kanye West-produced five-album summer series,... Read more
April 26, 2022 Video
Ab-Soul Releases His First Song Of 2022

Ab-Soul Releases His First Song Of 2022

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
April 23, 2022 Audio
J.U.I.C.E. Speaks On Defeating Eminem & Then Getting Him Signed

J.U.I.C.E. Speaks On Defeating Eminem & Then Getting Him Signed

Chicago MC J.U.I.C.E. is revered as one of Hip-Hop's all-time elite freestylers and punchline wordsmiths. During the late 1990s and early 2000s in particular, J.U.I.C.E. commanded the spotlight on Sway & King Tech's The Wake Up Show, Cincinnati's Scribble Jam battles, and appearances on Molemen albums. However, J.U.I.C.E. is also... Read more
April 23, 2022 Video
Hi-Five Member Roderick “Pooh” Clark Has Passed Away At Age 49

Hi-Five Member Roderick “Pooh” Clark Has Passed Away At Age 49

Roderick "Pooh" Clark of gold-selling R&B quintet Hi-Five has died. The 49-year-old singer passed Sunday (April 17) from complications related to an infection and pneumonia. According to TMZ, he passed in a Waco, Texas hospital, where Clark and the rest of the group are from. Reports suggest he had been battling... Read more
April 19, 2022 News
Wu-Tang Clan & ATCQ’s Albums Will Be In The Library Of Congress

Wu-Tang Clan & ATCQ’s Albums Will Be In The Library Of Congress

Two more classic Hip-Hop albums are headed to the Library Of Congress. On April 13, the National Recording Registry added Wu-Tang Clan's Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and A Tribe Called Quest'sThe Low End Theory to its portion of The Library Of Congress. Every year 25 recordings are added, and... Read more
April 19, 2022 News
Mac Miller’s Drug Dealer Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Prison

Mac Miller’s Drug Dealer Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Prison

It has been nearly three-and-a-half years since Mac Miller died of an overdose. On September 7, 2018, the MC/producer/singer was found unresponsive in his California home. One of the people who supplied Malcolm McCormick with the drugs that killed him was sentenced today (April 18). Ryan Michael Reavis appeared in... Read more
April 18, 2022 News
Kendrick Lamar Announces His New Album’s Title & Release Date

Kendrick Lamar Announces His New Album’s Title & Release Date

Last week, on April 14, Kendrick Lamar's most recent album, DAMN., celebrated its fifth anniversary. Four days later, K-Dot awakened a news cycle regarding his next LP. Today (April 18), the Compton, California superstar responded to a Twitter user who dismissed Kendrick Lamar as "officially retired." The tweet was from... Read more
April 18, 2022 News
Daz Plays Part Of A Song That Featured Tupac & Nas

Daz Plays Part Of A Song That Featured Tupac & Nas

Daz Dillinger has corrected Snoop Dogg's recent account of the removed Nas verse from a Tupac track. On the newest episode of Drink Champs, Snoop Dogg said that Method Man and Kurupt were on a song together, referring to Tupac Shakur's “Got My Mind Made Up.” The diamond-certified All Eyez On Me song... Read more
April 18, 2022 News, Video
DJ Kay Slay Has Passed Away At The Age Of 55

DJ Kay Slay Has Passed Away At The Age Of 55

DJ Kay Slay has died. The man born Keith Grayson passed away yesterday (April 17) after a four-month-long battle with COVID-19. Kay Slay's Hip-Hop career stems back more than 40 years from his days as a graffiti icon into a leader in music, radio, and street publishing. The bold personality... Read more
April 18, 2022 News
Snoop Reveals Nas Was Cut From All Eyez On Me

Snoop Reveals Nas Was Cut From All Eyez On Me

UPDATE: Snoop Dogg's cousin and frequent collaborator, Daz Dillinger, has stepped in to correct Snoop's account. The producer of "Got My Mind Made Up" says it is another song entirely that originally featured Nas, and also included Tupac upon release. ORIGINAL APRIL 17 STORY: Twenty years ago, Tupac Shakur reached... Read more
April 17, 2022 Video
JAY-Z Has Dissed More People Than Any Other MC

JAY-Z Has Dissed More People Than Any Other MC

Earlier this month, JAY-Z appeared alongside Pharrell Williams on Pusha-T's latest single, "Neck & Wrist." While the G.O.O.D Music/Def Jam Records single initially prompted discourse regarding Jay's lyrics regarding his late friend and collaborator Biggie Smalls, the song also contains diss bars that some may have missed. Jay's guest verse... Read more
April 14, 2022 Video
Big Daddy Kane Says Busta Rhymes Has The Best Flow In Hip-Hop

Big Daddy Kane Says Busta Rhymes Has The Best Flow In Hip-Hop

In late 2021, Big Daddy Kane and KRS-One held a Verzuz battle for the ages. Two of the most influential and respected MCs in Hip-Hop history squared off and made for an epic night that still prompts debate. However, in a recent event, Big Daddy Kane used the spotlight to... Read more
April 12, 2022 Video
Black Star Release The Featured Artists On Their New Album

Black Star Release The Featured Artists On Their New Album

In less than a month, one of the most anticipated Hip-Hop albums of all time is set to release. On May 3, Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli will wave the Black Star flag once more with the duo's second album in nearly 24 years. Late last week, the Brooklyn, New York... Read more
April 12, 2022 Video
Black Star’s Madlib-Produced Album Gets A Title & Release Date

Black Star’s Madlib-Produced Album Gets A Title & Release Date

After years in the making, Black Star's sophomore album has a title and release date. Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli are scheduled to follow-up their 1998 debut nearly 25 years later with No Fear Of Time. As anticipated since early 2018, the Brooklyn, New York duo is teaming with producer... Read more
April 8, 2022 Fresh
Will Smith Is Barred From The Oscars For 10 Years After Slapping Chris Rock

Will Smith Is Barred From The Oscars For 10 Years After Slapping Chris Rock

Will Smith won his first Oscar Award last month. Now, he must wait another decade to attend the Academy Awards again. The 53-year-old actor learned today of the Recording Academy's punishment for stepping on stage from the audience to deliver a blow to presenter Chris Rock on March 27. The... Read more
April 8, 2022 News, TV/Film
Method Man, Redman & KRS-One Put On An MC Clinic

Method Man, Redman & KRS-One Put On An MC Clinic

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
April 8, 2022 Audio, Trending Stories
Kidd Creole Is Found Guilty Of Fatally Stabbing A Man

Kidd Creole Is Found Guilty Of Fatally Stabbing A Man

On Sunday night (April 3), Grandmaster Flash and Grandmaster Melle Mel were filmed sitting together at the 2022 Grammy Awards—just two years after they received a Lifetime Achievement Award. Days later, another Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five member is in the news surrounding a much more severe manner. Nathaniel Glover,... Read more
April 7, 2022 News
ScHoolBoy Q’s 1st Song In Years Celebrates His Growth

ScHoolBoy Q’s 1st Song In Years Celebrates His Growth

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
April 6, 2022 Audio
JAY-Z Raps About Where He’d Stand In Hip-Hop If Biggie Was Alive

JAY-Z Raps About Where He’d Stand In Hip-Hop If Biggie Was Alive

On Sunday night (April 3), JAY-Z earned a Grammy Award for "Best Rap Song." The trophy came courtesy of his newsworthy appearance on Kanye West's "Jail" last year. In the last 24 hours, Hov delivered another noteworthy feature verse care of Pusha-T's "Neck & Wrist." The latest look from Pusha's... Read more
April 6, 2022 Audio
Nas Won The Grammys Without Getting An Award

Nas Won The Grammys Without Getting An Award

Last night (April 3), the 64th annual Grammy Awards broadcast from Las Vegas, Nevada. Hosted by Trevor Noah, the affair may have gone differently than many Hip-Hop Heads expected. After history of being snubbed by the Grammys, many anticipated that 2022 would celebrate J. Cole, whose The Off-Season content was seeded... Read more
April 4, 2022 Video
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