There was no way to know it at the time, but mainstream hip-hop reached its creative peak in the ’90s. Lyrical dexterity and thematic ambition were still widely valued. Complex beats could still be ...

Roc Marciano is one of this century's most influential rap producers. On albums like Marcberg, the Long Island rapper made his own beats, and he did it by taking the beat out of it. Roc Marci's beats ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. On Friday (Dec. 12), hip-hop fans were gifted with an album 30 years in ...

Depending on how tapped in of a hip-hop head you are, the following statement is either a fact of life or a revelation: Roc Marciano is one of the most impactful MCs of his generation. Since 2010’s ...

Hip-hop icons DJ Premier and Ransom have officially dropped their collaborative project The Reinvention, now available on all streaming platforms via TTT (To The Top). Led by the standout single ...

Nas and DJ Premier’s long-promised joint album has officially outwaited Detox. Yet unlike Dr. Dre’s scrapped release, this one is actually on the way. Or so they say it is. You can’t knock a little ...

Billboard ranks every song off Nas & DJ Premier's highly anticipated collab album 'Light-Years' By Angel Diaz Those of us old enough to be alive in 1994 when Illmatic dropped have been waiting for Nas ...

DJ Premier is the inaugural recipient of the Rob Stone JoyRx Music Award, a new distinction presented by The FADER that recognizes the legacy of pivotal figures in the music industry while raising ...