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Eve Says She’s Glad Dr. Dre Dropped Her & Shares Why (Video)

Eve Says She’s Glad Dr. Dre Dropped Her & Shares Why (Video)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MC Eve has had one of the most successful careers in Hip-Hop history, but as some well know, her path to superstardom began with a rocky road. As a teenager, the future Grammy Award winner was signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath imprint, but the partnership lasted less than... Read more
July 20, 2016 Video
The Social Media Hate Against Leslie Jones: Why Humans Are More Horrifying Than Ghosts

The Social Media Hate Against Leslie Jones: Why Humans Are More Horrifying Than Ghosts

As one of the definitive elements of the 21st century, social media is at its best a democratizing form of communication but at its worst, it can be a bastion of harassment and emotional trauma. Trolling online has become a cyber-based blood sport where anonymous users can unleash vitriol that,... Read more
July 20, 2016 Lifestyle
De La Soul Embrace Their Rightful Place As Hip-Hop Royalty (Audio)

De La Soul Embrace Their Rightful Place As Hip-Hop Royalty (Audio)

Earlier today (July 19), De La Soul premiered their latest single, "Royalty Capes" with the FADER. Produced by their very own Dave a/k/a Plug Too, it's an exultant track from their forthcoming album and the Anonymous Nobody, whose royal arrival takes place on August 26. The latest single in a... Read more
July 19, 2016 Audio
20 Years Ago, Muhammad Ali Lit a Torch That Continues to Shine Brightly (Video)

20 Years Ago, Muhammad Ali Lit a Torch That Continues to Shine Brightly (Video)

In 1996, Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the Summer Olympics, but it wasn't just a once-in-every-four-years occurrence. Also known as the Centennial Olympic Games, it was historic for many reasons, including its being the first time the Olympics divided Summer and Winter games into different years. Kicking off on July 19, the... Read more
July 19, 2016 Throwback
ScHoolboy Q Announces Blank Face World Tour Dates

ScHoolboy Q Announces Blank Face World Tour Dates

ScHoolboy Q will be taking his widely acclaimed Blank Face LP on a world tour in the final quarter of 2016. The Top Dawg Entertainment MC has been busy promoting his fourth full-length album which so far has peaked at the number-two spot on Billboard's 200 and Rap charts, and... Read more
July 18, 2016 Fresh
Prophets Of Rage Clear The Way For Power To The People (Audio)

Prophets Of Rage Clear The Way For Power To The People (Audio)

Today (July 18) marks the first day of the Republican National Convention, the purpose of which is the formal selection of the Republican candidate for president of the United States. In many instances, the RNC is just a formality and this year is no different - having overwhelmingly succeeded over... Read more
July 18, 2016 Audio
ScHoolboy Q Shows Why He Just Might Be The Last Real Gangsta Rapper (Video)

ScHoolboy Q Shows Why He Just Might Be The Last Real Gangsta Rapper (Video)

Since dropping his Blank Face LP on July 8, ScHoolboy Q has been showered with critical acclaim, not only for the lyrical content of his fourth album but also the visual masterpieces that depict beautifully nuanced portrayals of the street-life mentality from someone juggling various perspectives: that of a self-proclaimed... Read more
July 15, 2016 Video
The Details Behind Fast Food’s Most Famous Jingle Are Unsavory

The Details Behind Fast Food’s Most Famous Jingle Are Unsavory

The classic ad jingle contains two elements: a message and a tune. From a marketing standpoint, jingles are meant to get stuck in a listener's head so as to initiate a subconscious bridge between product and memory and over the years, several have transcended the world of advertising and infiltrated... Read more
July 15, 2016 Lifestyle
After a Tragedy Was Livestreamed, Defining Hate Speech Is Getting Tricky (Audio)

After a Tragedy Was Livestreamed, Defining Hate Speech Is Getting Tricky (Audio)

On July 6, Philando Castile lost his life after being shot to death by a police officer in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. His girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, was his front-seat passenger and in what is being acknowledged as a formidable act of strength and foresight, she took out her phone and livestreamed... Read more
July 15, 2016 Lifestyle
Mick Jenkins, Jesse Boykins III & Noname Help Illustrate theMIND (Video)

Mick Jenkins, Jesse Boykins III & Noname Help Illustrate theMIND (Video)

With references to "The Rugrats," Patti Mayonnaise (of "Doug" fame), "Recess," and "Hey Arnold," Mick Jenkins' verse in "Animated Ambition" is a shoutout to '90s kids raised on Nickelodeon and ABC's "One Saturday Morning." The song is the latest from Chicago, Illinois' (by way of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) theMIND, an R&B... Read more
July 14, 2016 Video
Snow Tha Product Is Tired of Waiting for People to Wake Up (Video)

Snow Tha Product Is Tired of Waiting for People to Wake Up (Video)

Mexican-American MC Snow Tha Product is no stranger to discrimination. As both a woman and a Latina in Hip-Hop, she's faced her fair share of dismissive remarks, but those who are actually listening know what's really good. The San Jose, California native has made a name for herself for using... Read more
July 14, 2016 Video
Lil Cease & Jadakiss Take A Summer Breeze And Make It Hot (Video)

Lil Cease & Jadakiss Take A Summer Breeze And Make It Hot (Video)

With 4th of July in our collective rear-view mirrors, the summer is in full swing and with it comes the familiar sights and sounds of the season. Backyard barbecues, stoopside games of cards and dominoes, sunkissed skin, and a months-long air of celebration. There have been plenty of Hip-Hop songs... Read more
July 13, 2016 Video
Digable Planets Reflect On Their Travels Through Time & Space And They’re Still Light Years Ahead

Digable Planets Reflect On Their Travels Through Time & Space And They’re Still Light Years Ahead

In 1994, a trio of young, unparalleled Hip-Hop creators won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)." Up against megawatt contemporaries like Dr. Dre & Snoop Doggy Dogg, Naughty By Nature, and Cypress Hill, Digable Planets repped for... Read more
July 13, 2016 Food for Thought
This Anniversary Mix of De La Soul’s “Stakes Is High” Is the Bizness (Mixtape)

This Anniversary Mix of De La Soul’s “Stakes Is High” Is the Bizness (Mixtape)

With the August 26 release date of their forthcoming album and the Anonymous Nobody approaching, De La Soul are also a hot topic of retrospective conversations these days. On July 2, the Long Island, New York trio's fourth album, Stakes Is High, turned 20 and Heads have been celebrating the... Read more
July 12, 2016 Audio
Erykah Badu Is Aiding the Effort to Solve Abandoned Rape Cases in Detroit

Erykah Badu Is Aiding the Effort to Solve Abandoned Rape Cases in Detroit

Fans of the ubiquitous crime-procedural television dramas like "C.S.I." or "Law & Order" see criminal cases processed and solved rapidly, but in reality the time it takes law enforcement to properly address any given crime is far greater. For crimes like rape, in which D.N.A. testing and lab-based examinations are... Read more
July 12, 2016 Lifestyle
Roxanne Shanté Discusses The Challenges She Faced As A Pioneering Woman In Hip-Hop

Roxanne Shanté Discusses The Challenges She Faced As A Pioneering Woman In Hip-Hop

Growing up in the same Queensbridge Houses as Hip-Hop icons like MC Shan, Marley Marl, Nas, and Mobb Deep, Roxanne Shanté has a story that has often gone untold. Known for her role in the notorious "Roxanne Wars" during the mid-1980s, the MC had already developed an admirable Rap pedigree... Read more
July 11, 2016 Fresh
Mistah F.A.B. Takes Murderous Cops to Task in “6 Shots” (Audio)

Mistah F.A.B. Takes Murderous Cops to Task in “6 Shots” (Audio)

On Monday, July 4, millions of Americans observed Independence Day but for some, a celebratory mood was difficult to sustain. What has become known as the Black Lives Matter era is a time in history when past mistakes seem to linger, and when racial injustice becomes recorded on cell-phone video... Read more
July 7, 2016 Audio
Back In The Day, Ahmad Released A Record That Only Gets Better With Age (Video)

Back In The Day, Ahmad Released A Record That Only Gets Better With Age (Video)

Heads have all heard the "back in my day" stories from elders, tales of times when things were simpler, childhood was easier, and parties were liver. Nostalgia is a familiar trope in Hip-Hop, and  MCs of every generation are likely to devote at least one song to the kind of... Read more
July 7, 2016 Do Remember
Chance The Rapper & Jamila Woods Take a Soul-Baring Ride Home (Audio)

Chance The Rapper & Jamila Woods Take a Soul-Baring Ride Home (Audio)

Since breaking through to mainstream recognition through her work on Macklemore's powerful social critique, "White Privilege II," Chicago, Illinois' Jamila Woods has been busy working on her debut LP. The multi-talented artist most recently appeared on Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book. A longtime friend and collaborator, Chancelor Bennett appears on... Read more
July 7, 2016 Audio
Medical Marijuana May Be Helping America Kick Its Prescription Pill Habit

Medical Marijuana May Be Helping America Kick Its Prescription Pill Habit

The United States is facing a health crisis which entangles the healthcare industry, addiction, and the government in menacing ways. In recent months, much attention has been paid to America's growing dependence on prescription medication, and the root causes for the pandemic are multifaceted. For some, financial access to powerful... Read more
July 7, 2016 Lifestyle
A Black Female Superhero Will Soon Be Fighting In Iron Man’s Suit

A Black Female Superhero Will Soon Be Fighting In Iron Man’s Suit

Comic books have often run parallel to social movements, with real-life storylines often finding themselves in illustrated story-boards. In late 2015, DC Comics featured Batman as a caped crusader who interfered with an impending act of police brutality against a person of color, reflecting the heaviness in the air in... Read more
July 6, 2016 Lifestyle
Your Old Droog & the Doppelgangaz Batter Some West Coast Old School (Audio)

Your Old Droog & the Doppelgangaz Batter Some West Coast Old School (Audio)

Together, Matter Ov Fact and EP comprise the Doppelgangaz, a duo known for their grimy rhymes and even nastier in-house production. The Orange County, New York team released the "Gangaz 4 Life" video in early 2016 in support of their 2015 tape, Beats for Brothers Vol. 3. In the time... Read more
July 6, 2016 Audio
Activist DeRay McKesson Named Keynote Speaker For 2016 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival

Activist DeRay McKesson Named Keynote Speaker For 2016 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival

Known for bringing some of the most historic and livest performances to New York City's Brooklyn borough, the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival is not just a place to catch memorable moments in music. Now in its 12th season, BKHHF (and Brooklyn Bodega) continues to organize and host panels, workshops, exhibitions, and... Read more
July 6, 2016 Fresh
A Giant Wall May Be the Only Way to Save New York City from Climate Change

A Giant Wall May Be the Only Way to Save New York City from Climate Change

New York City could be under a foot of water as soon as 2030.While that may not sound like a lot, the prospect of such a drastic change in sea level surrounding a city built on a series of islands is indeed scary. The birthplace of Hip-Hop is home to... Read more
July 5, 2016 Lifestyle
Kemba Argues a New Black Theory While Still Seeking Answers (Video)

Kemba Argues a New Black Theory While Still Seeking Answers (Video)

As with any social-justice movement, there are cultural takeaways that come to represent the modern-day civil rights movement in searingly visual ways. For generations past, images of police dogs, water hoses, and segregated water fountains are markers signifying a time and place during which struggle for equality was forcibly constricted... Read more
July 5, 2016 Video
Prince’s Vast & Innovative Websites Are Now an Online Museum

Prince’s Vast & Innovative Websites Are Now an Online Museum

Prince was an artist ahead of his time in more ways than one. As a musician, he pushed the boundaries of creativity in ways few others have done. As an advocate for artistry, he fought harder for the rights of artists to maintain control of their creations, before and into... Read more
July 5, 2016 Fresh
Akon Is Revolutionizing Africa, One Light Bulb at a Time (Video)

Akon Is Revolutionizing Africa, One Light Bulb at a Time (Video)

Akon's multi-platinum career as a recording artist is hard to outshine, but his work outside of the recording booth may prove to be his brightest legacy. The St. Louis, Missouri, born singer is the voice behind the soundtrack to much of the mid-2000s, when songs like "Locked Up," "Lonely," and... Read more
July 5, 2016 Lifestyle
20 Years Later, De La Soul Credit Dave For Their Shift In Sound On “Stakes Is High”

20 Years Later, De La Soul Credit Dave For Their Shift In Sound On “Stakes Is High”

Today (July 2) marks the 20th anniversary of Stakes Is High, arguably one of the most important LPs in De La Soul's discography, a rare characteristic for an album released nearly a decade after a group's debut. However, Stakes Is High represented a significant change in the group's direction. The album was... Read more
July 2, 2016 Fresh
Minority Report: Babies of Color Officially Outnumber Whites Now

Minority Report: Babies of Color Officially Outnumber Whites Now

Several years ago, National Geographic made headlines for its cover story about what people of the future will look like. Far from a science-fiction based approach, the story rather examined the very real evolution of interracial coupling. Essentially, the thesis was that by 2050, the vast majority of people will... Read more
July 2, 2016 Lifestyle
Filming Artists During Concerts Could Soon Become Impossible

Filming Artists During Concerts Could Soon Become Impossible

Live concerts and smartphone technology are quintessentially at odds. Attending a colorado music festival is meant to be an immersive, all-consuming experience whereas the latter effectively removes oneself from the moment. It's become a ubiquitous sight at shows, the prevalence of cell phones being used to record what's going down... Read more
June 30, 2016 Lifestyle
Oscars So White No More: Academy Awards Are Making History In Diversity

Oscars So White No More: Academy Awards Are Making History In Diversity

Hollywood was rattled by a major controversy earlier this year when the Oscars announced nominees for the 2016 Academy Awards. Overwhelmingly White and male, the pool of talent up for awards at the ceremony became the target of societal blowback at a level that made the story ubiquitous in the... Read more
June 30, 2016 Lifestyle
Rumor Has It Tim Gent Is Just Getting Started (Album Stream)

Rumor Has It Tim Gent Is Just Getting Started (Album Stream)

Having already put his hometown of Clarksville, Tennessee on the map with his 2015 project For the Love earlier this year, MC Tim Gent has released a new project which speaks to the tenacity of artists from small towns. Rumor Has It is an EP absent of featured rappers, allowing... Read more
June 29, 2016 Audio
Royce 5’9″, Pusha T & Rick Ross Put A Dirty Politician On Trial By The Streets (Video)

Royce 5’9″, Pusha T & Rick Ross Put A Dirty Politician On Trial By The Streets (Video)

2016 has been a major turning point for Royce 5'9". The Detroit, Michigan MC already has an illustrious career behind him, but with the April release of Layers, he earned his first ever number-one LP. Buoyed by the critical acclaim of his Trust the Shooter EP, his sixth studio album... Read more
June 29, 2016 Video
Tavis Smiley Explains Why Brexit Could Mean America’s Downfall (Video)

Tavis Smiley Explains Why Brexit Could Mean America’s Downfall (Video)

Tavis Smiley is a celebrated journalist, interviewer, radio personality, author, and business man whose illustrious career has lasted for more than two decades. As a recent guest on Sway in the Morning, he brought to the table his insight on a far-reaching selection of topics, as his expertise is well... Read more
June 28, 2016 Lifestyle
Jesse Williams’ Blueprint for Revolution Is Chillingly Powerful (Video)

Jesse Williams’ Blueprint for Revolution Is Chillingly Powerful (Video)

Best known for his portrayal of Dr. Jackson Avery on Grey's Anatomy, actor Jesse Williams took the stage at the BET Awards last night (June 26) for a reason unrelated to his on-screen performances. The Chicago, Illinois native has been deeply entrenched in political and social activism, working tirelessly to... Read more
June 27, 2016 Lifestyle
Erykah Badu Directs & Stars In Robert Glasper’s Latest with Help From Miles Davis (Video)

Erykah Badu Directs & Stars In Robert Glasper’s Latest with Help From Miles Davis (Video)

On May 27, Robert Glasper released Everything's Beautiful, a collection of Miles Davis-inspired tunes featuring reworks of the originals with contributions from Stevie Wonder, Phonte, Bilal, Illa J, and more. Erykah Badu is also featured prominently, not only as a vocalist but now also as the creative mind and director... Read more
June 24, 2016 Video
For All Who Doubt Lil Dicky’s Lyrical Ability, This Bruh’s For You (Video)

For All Who Doubt Lil Dicky’s Lyrical Ability, This Bruh’s For You (Video)

Ushered in as a member of XXL's Freshman Class of 2016, Lil Dicky performed a verse from his 2015 album Professional Rapper. "Bruh..." is a no-nonsense lyrical barrage of a song, absent of overpowering production and instead centered around rapid-fire delivery of bars that prove he can stand tall amongst... Read more
June 24, 2016 Video
Freddie Gibbs Is Being Extradited to Face Rape Charges in Austria

Freddie Gibbs Is Being Extradited to Face Rape Charges in Austria

On June 2, Freddie Gibbs was arrested in Toulouse, France after allegations that he raped a woman in 2015 were brought against him. On tour promoting his November 2015 album Shadow of a Doubt, the Gary, Indiana, MC has been accused of raping a woman in Austria a year prior. Today (June... Read more
June 23, 2016 News
Masta Ace Calmly Wages Microphone Destruction With An Ill Freestyle (Video)

Masta Ace Calmly Wages Microphone Destruction With An Ill Freestyle (Video)

With The Falling Season, Masta Ace delighted longtime fans with his first full-length solo release since 2012's MA Doom: Son of Yvonne. However, as the latter featured previously released beats, Masta Ace's most recent LP is in many ways his first full-fledged new solo project since 2004's A Long Hot Summer.... Read more
June 23, 2016 Video
Joey Bada$$ Is A Freestyle Supa Star Over Classic DJ Premier (Video)

Joey Bada$$ Is A Freestyle Supa Star Over Classic DJ Premier (Video)

Legendary New York City radio personality Funkmaster Flex recently launched a new series on his program that keeps the freestyle format simple. Its first episode, "Freestyle #001" featured Pro Era's Nyck Caution, the Brooklyn MC whose recent mixtape Disguise the Limit has garnered critical acclaim. On its third installment, Flex... Read more
June 23, 2016 Video
The Supreme Court Has Held Up Affirmative Action in College Admissions

The Supreme Court Has Held Up Affirmative Action in College Admissions

In December of 2015, a case involving affirmative action at a Texas university headed to the Supreme Court. At play was the central issue of how race, if at all, should be applied in the university admissions process. As previously reported by Ambrosia for Heads, the December hearing was related... Read more
June 23, 2016 Lifestyle
Snoop, The Game & E-40 Head All the Way Up West, Together (Audio)

Snoop, The Game & E-40 Head All the Way Up West, Together (Audio)

"All the Way Up" is becoming a serious contender for 2016's biggest single to date. Its original incarnation by Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana and Infared has amassed more than 34-million views since its March release, and the success of a handful of remixes in its wake... Read more
June 22, 2016 Audio
The Era of Free Music Could Be Coming to An End

The Era of Free Music Could Be Coming to An End

Any music fan actively involved with the digital age has come to learn that the relationship between the internet and musicians can be tempestuous. On the one hand, consuming music for free has become the default practice while on the other, artists themselves are often suffering because of it. For... Read more
June 22, 2016 Lifestyle
DOOM Helps Out deM atlaS With A Pharcyde Inspired Beat (Audio)

DOOM Helps Out deM atlaS With A Pharcyde Inspired Beat (Audio)

St. Paul, Minnesota's deM atlaS has become a name synonymous with Rhymesayers Entertainment, the imprint launched by Ant and Slug of Atmosphere, as well as Musab Saad (Sab the Artist) and Brent Sayers (Siddiq). Since releasing his 2013 debut E.P. Charle Brwn, the MC born Joshua Turner has linked with plenty... Read more
June 21, 2016 Audio
Frank Ocean Makes A Powerful Plea For Tolerance In The Wake Of The Orlando Tragedy

Frank Ocean Makes A Powerful Plea For Tolerance In The Wake Of The Orlando Tragedy

In 2012, singer and songwriter Frank Ocean took to his Tumblr page to pen a beautiful letter that announced his forthcoming album Channel Orange was inspired by a man he loved. Though not a coming-out statement in the traditional sense, it nonetheless exposed a deeply personal facet of the young... Read more
June 21, 2016 Lifestyle
Logic & Pusha T Take Out Their Enemies With A Flicka Da Wrist (Audio)

Logic & Pusha T Take Out Their Enemies With A Flicka Da Wrist (Audio)

In March of 2015, Houston, Texas rapper Chedda Da Connect dropped "Flicka Da Wrist," a debut single from a relatively unknown artist which went on to become a viral behemoth. A Trap-focused ode to drug-cooking techniques, it became a cultural touchstone, remixed by artists including 2 Chainz and T.I. More... Read more
June 21, 2016 Audio
Common Opens His Arms to Refugees Running Towards the Unknown (Video)

Common Opens His Arms to Refugees Running Towards the Unknown (Video)

June 20 marked World Refugee Day, a time for the globe's citizens to collectively aim their thoughts and compassion towards the 65 million people who have been forced to flee their homes for various reasons. In much of the developing world, things like civil war, poverty, disease, and natural disasters... Read more
June 21, 2016 Video
Alicia Keys Brings The Refugee Crisis Into Clear Focus In A Powerful Short Film

Alicia Keys Brings The Refugee Crisis Into Clear Focus In A Powerful Short Film

Today marks the official first day of summer, but it is also World Refugee Day. First observed as such in 2001, June 20 signals a global effort to raise awareness of the challenges faced by the millions of displaced people around the world, and this year's date comes during a... Read more
June 20, 2016 Video
This Solar-Powered Aircraft Is Making History Above the Clouds (Video)

This Solar-Powered Aircraft Is Making History Above the Clouds (Video)

Climate change, for many, is the single-most important issue of our day and the one fraught with the most dire implications. The notion of a disappearing planet whose atmosphere can no longer support animal or plant life is terrifying, and is the impetus for many bold measures being taken by... Read more
June 20, 2016 Lifestyle
Vic Mensa Has Lethal Words About Flint, Michigan’s Deadly Water (Video)

Vic Mensa Has Lethal Words About Flint, Michigan’s Deadly Water (Video)

Vic Mensa is no stranger to the problem of corruption in politics. As a Chicago native, he and millions of others saw first-hand what happens when a politician's career takes precedence over justice - at least that's what opponents of Mayor Rahm Emanuel say. When unarmed Laquan McDonald was shot... Read more
June 20, 2016 Video
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