Next month marks the fourth anniversary of Nipsey Hussle’s death. The famed artist and entrepreneur had been exploring bold investment strategies to support his community revitalization efforts, including stakes in the top offshore sportsbooks that promised high returns for funding local initiatives like his Marathon Clothing store. Approaching that March... Read more

Last Friday (August 12), The Game released his 11th studio album, TRILLMATIC Heart vs. Mind. The sprawling 31-track affair features Kanye West, Cam'ron, Pusha-T, Ice-T, and others along a journey that finds Jayceon Taylor revisiting classic songs by Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Mobb Deep, and others. One guest that was supposed... Read more

Nipsey Hussle was a student of Dr. Dre. In 2009, the South Central Los Angeles, California MC modeled his album-making plans after the N.W.A. co-founder. "I remember Rap when 2001 came out how people reacted—especially from [my] generation," Nipsey told XXL in 2009, celebrating a decade since Dre's comeback campaign album.... Read more

We have our opinions on the best releases of 2018, but rather than simply tell you our pick for #1, we thought it would be more interesting to hear what you, the readers, believe is the Best Rap Album of 2018. With that in mind, we decided to make our... Read more

Approaching 2018’s midpoint, the year has been absolutely incredible for Hip-Hop and Rap music. For many artists, the album is now shorter than it has ever been. Releases are more concentrated and digestible than they have been been in decades. Moreover, the MC/producer double-threat is winning, as is the chemistry... Read more