Blackout Hip Hop

On this day, August 13, 1991, the hip-hop world received an album that permanently altered the trajectory of the genre. The self-titled debut from West Coast group Cypress Hill arrived via the then-up-and-coming Ruffhouse Records in partnership with Columbia Records. At a time when the West Coast

The legendary Talib Kweli came through and reminded yall what the Front Porch is all about!

Hip Hop got us here, Hip Hop gonna keep us going!

After their debut album Juvenile Hell (1993) underperformed and led to 4th & Broadway dropping them, producer/rapper Havoc returned to the Queensbridge Houses with a chip on his shoulder. Channeling the commercial failure into intense focus, he stripped away mainstream aspirations, pioneered a chillingly minimalist, dark, and paranoid aesthetic, and crafted the bl...

“What Is The Message” is a 2026 boom-bap hip-hop single by the Teacha KRS-One. The song’s official music video, directed and edited by Cologne filmmaker Mirko Polo, released on August 11, 2026, to coincide with Hip Hop’s official birthday.

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Busta Rhymes gives us another taste of his upcoming J Dilla-produced project. He dropped a new single, titled “Spazzz”.