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Rakim, Kurupt and Masta Killa Release Single and Announce Joint Album The Godbody

Rakim’s return to solo self-production points to a legacy-driven East‑West collaboration that is due in September.

Chart Data and Apple Music Reveal Top 20 Most‑Streamed Artists of All Time

DJ Screw Mixtape Vault Hits Streaming Platforms

Max B Walks Out of Complex Interview After Exclusion From Top 50 New York Rappers List

Busta Rhymes’ ‘The Coming’ Turns 30, Cementing a Solo Breakthrough

Jay-Z Sets Two Yankee Stadium Anniversary Shows for July 10–11

Twenty Years On, J Dilla’s Donuts Remains a Canon-Defining Blueprint

Michael '5000' Watts, Swishahouse Founder, Dies at 52

Recording Academy Retroactively Awards Eve a Grammy for 'You Got Me' Verse

De La Soul Recasts 1990s 2Pac Feud as Miscommunication in New Interview

Freestyle Fellowship’s P.E.A.C.E. Has Died, Group Confirms

De La Soul Sets 'Cabin in the Sky' as Next Album, Targeting November

Drakeo the Ruler’s Father Alleges Kendrick Lamar Used Son’s Flow on ‘GNX’ Without Credit

Ghostface Killah Releases 'Supreme Clientele 2' Under Mass Appeal's Legend Has It

Magic City Docuseries Spotlights Dancers’ A&R Role in Hip-Hop

Hitman Howie Tee, Hip-Hop Producer Who Shaped Late ’80s Sound, Dies at 61

Ghostface Killah Sets August 22 Release for Supreme Clientele 2