Erick Sermon

Hurricane G, who was the first female member of EPMD’s Hit Squad, had been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.

This week’s Notable Releases include the latest addition to Griselda’s unstoppable year (Conway), the David Bazan-fronted Lo Tom’s second album, The Flaming Lips’ ‘Yoshimi’-esque album, and more…

The album also features Freddie Gibbs, DeJ Loaf, Westside Gunn, Benny the Butcher, Havoc, Lloyd Banks, The Alchemist, and more…

Here’s all the hip hop we posted on BV this week, including Beyonce, Kevin Abstract, Your Old Droog, CupcakKe, SOB x RBE, Kota the Friend, Valee, Injury Reserve, Cam’ron, and more.

Listen to new songs by Modest Mouse, Valee, Carly Rae Jepsen, Drugdealer, Sebadoh, Dead To A Dying World/Jarboe, Frou Frou, and more.

Listen to new songs by Cate Le Bon, Foxygen, The Cranberries, The Dream Syndicate, Earth, Peter Perrett (The Only Ones), Lydia Ainsworth, Full of Hell, State Faults, Kash Doll, and more.

Keith Murray, EPMD, and Redman of Hit Squad Best Buy Theater in Times Square will welcome the return of the Hit Squad on February 24th, the hip hop crew which included EPMD, Redman, Keith Murray, K-Solo, and Das EFX before splintering into the Def Squad after the EPMD break-up…