This week's Notable Releases include the synythy new Decemberists album, the first Hot Snakes album in 14 years, Mount Eerie's quick 'A Crow Looked At Me' followup, and more.
The LA rap festival, which is back from four years of hiatus, also includes Freddie Gibbs, PRhyme, Nipsey Hu$$le, Rapsody, P-Lo, The Cool Kids, and more.
Brooklyn staple Joell Ortiz returned last week with the new album Human, a collaborative project with producer Illmind (whose last collab LP was 2010's Live from the Tape Deck with S...
As always, there's been some notable news in the hip hop community lately -- like the new N.E.R.D. songs -- and now that the holidays are behind us, we're taking this chance to round up some of the stuff we've missed...
Royce da 5'9", who maybe you recently heard with a bunch of other Detroit rappers on Eminem's "Detroit vs Everybody," teamed up with legendary producer DJ Premier for a collaborative project called PRhyme and the duo released their self-titled album this w...
In addition to Snoop Dogg, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 311, Fat Joe, Garbage, and Mos Def... Wyclef Jean, Hector El Bambino, Antibalas, Grandmaster Flash, Fishbone, the Brought Low, Gogol Bordello, the Giraffes, Vic Thrill and Yerba Buena will also be playing Amsterjam on Randall's Island on August 20th...