After a 7-year hiatus, Maxwell resurfaced in a big way in April, much to the delight of fans. The Soul singer announced he was releasing a new album, blackSUMMERS'night, and launching a Summer tour to support it. He simultaneously released the LP's first single, "Lake By The Ocean." Maxwell Is... Read more

Two weeks ago, Busta Rhymes and Eminem unleashed a bombastic lyrical attack. Titled "Calm Down," with its chopped "Jump Around" sample and lyrical gymnastics from Busta and Em, the song is anything but soothing. But, if you want some good old-fashioned, smash-mouth Rap, this is it. The lyric video helps... Read more

KRS-One has released a lyric video for his True School song which features the Blastmaster teaching over a killer Jimi Hendrix sample. Check it out. Related: DJ Kenny Parker Unearths 22 Minutes Of Lost KRS-One & DJ Scott La Rock Dopeness (Audio)... Read more

The relationship between women and Hip-Hop is a complex one. The genre is clearly male-dominated in terms of the proportion of its performers. And, to describe many of the lyrics as misogynistic would be a euphemism at best. Talib Kweli addresses some of these complexities head on with State of... Read more

Though others have become popular more quickly, Allen Stone is one of the finest Soul singers of his generations. It oozes out of his every note. He is cut from the same cloth as artists like D'Angelo and Anthony Hamilton. He's released a new lyric video for his song Millions.... Read more

Here's a lyric video for a new Ice Cube track. Check out The Big Show. Related: Ice Cube – Crowded (Audio)... Read more

Here's a lyric video for J-Live's The Fun Razor. It makes it easier to see just how underrated dude is. Check it out.  Related:  The most underrated MCs of all-time (Audio Playlist)... Read more

Here's a new video from Justin Timberlake for his song Suit & Tie featuring Jay-Z. It's billed as a "Lyric Video," and it does include the lyrics, but it's also full of stylish visuals of JT and cool animations. If this is the lyric video, the actual video should be... Read more

Here's a great new song from the one and only Prince. It's an uptempo soulful rock joint in the vein of songs like Cream, Let's Go Crazy and Willing & Able (for the Prince heads out there). Check out Screw Driver below. Related: Prince – Rock & Roll Love Affair... Read more

Here's a new lyric video for Big Boi's Prince/Zapp-influenced collabo with Kelly Rowland. Check out Mama Told Me. Related: Big Boi – Gossip ft Big K.R.I.T. and UGK (Audio) Here's the lyric breakdown from Rap Genius.... Read more