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The art of the feature is sacred in hip-hop. Collaboration isn’t just a strategy, it’s part the evolving culture. Now, YouTube has dropped a feature that could redefine how those collabs lreach the masses online. YouTube now lets creators tag and add up to four partner channels on a single upload. We were recently on set shooting a Mic Session with the legendary Ras Kass, and while breaking down the rollout, he put us on game. He highlighted YouTube’s new “Collaborator” feature as the perfect tool to amplify the session. Big shout out to Ras for the insight—true to form, always ahead of…
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Kendrick Lamar’s GNX wins Best Rap Album at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The Compton, Calif. MC was in attendance at the ceremony to deliver his acceptance speech.On Sunday night (Feb. 1), K-Dot was honored with another Best Rap Album win at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. This marks the rapper earning the accomplishment four years in a row. Decked out in a black tuxedo and bow tie, he acknowledged hip-hop first during his speech.”It’s hip-hop as usual, man,” Kendrick said. “I’m not good at talking about myself, but I express it through the music. It’s an honor to be here, Tyler,…
Kendrick Lamar has made history at the 2026 Grammy Awards by becoming the rap artist with the most golden gramophones.After earning the Best Rap Album award for GNX at the 2026 Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 1), the Compton, Calif., rapper pocketed his 26th Grammy Award, which pushes him past Jay-Z (25) for the most all-time for a rapper.The Best Rap Album award is Dot’s fourth of the night, including Best Rap Song (“TV Off” featuring Lefty Gunplay), Best Rap Performance (Clipse’s “Chains & Whips” featuring Kendrick Lamar), Best Melodic Rap Performance (“Luther” featuring SZA).Kendrick’s big Grammy night follows a…
Milwaukee, Wisconsin emcee/producer BLAX returning for his 4th studio LP. Breaking out over a decade ago off his debut mixtape BLAX x Life x Files followed by the debut EP Archangels & the debut album Be Well, he temporarily changed his moniker to Armstrong Ransome for his sophomore effort Dedicated & the 2nd EP Found before returning to the BLAX moniker on the next couple EPs Angeline & Wembenyama. His last album BLAXPLOITATION a couple years ago took hip hop’s classic sound & threw some modern elements in it, hitting us with Omnipotent Methodology. “Soul(4)caster” begins with a drumless, lo-fi instrumental talking about shooting high above the clouds whereas “Brass Railz…
Nicki Minaj wanted Don Lemon to be arrested over a church protest, and now he has been.The beef between Nicki and Don reached a head last week when Nicki called out the former CNN journalist for participating in an anti-ICE protest at a church in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 18.”DON ‘CO*K SUCKIN’ LEMON IS DISGUSTING,” she tweeted. “HOW DARE YOU? I WANT THAT THUG IN JAIL!!!!! HE WOULD NEVER DO THAT TO ANY OTHER RELIGION. LOCK HIM UP!!!!!”In response to backlash over her calling Don, who is an openly gay man, a co*k sucker, Nicki doubled down.”I purposely wrote…
Is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song the biggest hip-hop song in history? DJ Jazzy Jeff thinks so.On Thursday (Jan. 29), 92.3’s Big Boi shared a clip of an interview with DJ Jazzy Jeff, where they discussed the origins of the theme song to the classic 1990s TV show, which starred Will Smith and featured frequent cameos from Jeff, who were a rap duo at the time. According to Jeff, the song was made in 15 minutes.”I told Will there is no way in the world you’re gonna have a TV show and we don’t do the theme,” Jeff…
Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon arrives at Lex Records with As of Now, a record that captures him somewhere in the middle of his ascent, weighing recent victories against lingering personal questions. The Charlotte rapper spent years grinding underground, building through mixtapes like Beautifully Black and I’ve Really Never Been Better, work that deserves full recognition for its consistency and drive. This project feels like a second debut, though. The presentation and sound design mark a noticeable step forward, with production from Navy Blue, Chuck Strangers, iiye (Pink Siifu), and Dirty Art Club creating a warmer palette of soul samples and expansive grooves that breathe…
Stu Bangas and Wordsworth connect on Chemistry with the kind of seasoned interplay that turns a collaboration into something greater than its parts. This 2026 release follows their well-received 2024 project 2 Kings, building on that foundation while introducing subtle refinements. Bangas mans the boards across all 13 tracks, delivering his recognizable raw boom-bap sound. Dark, atmospheric loops pair with drums that snap hard enough to demand immediate attention. What stands out this time around is a layer of polish in the execution. The mixes breathe clearer, the arrangements leave room for nuance, and the overall presentation carries a quiet sophistication. This evolution…
Brooklyn, New York emcee Wordsworth has returned for his 7th studio LP. A member of the duo Punch n Words & the trio eMC, he officially made his solo debut 2 decades ago already with Mirror Music followed by The Photo Album & the Donel Smokes-produced New Beginning. After JSOUL went on to produce his debut EP Blame It on Music & later Sam Brown doing Our World Today respectively, the next EP Undivided Attention would be an improvement over Blame It on Music & The Fragility of Life was overloaded with too many features. Stu Bangas produced 2 Kings & the Chemistry was enough for them to a sequel. “The Realtor” sets up shop with a boom bap instrumental using a gospel sample comparing himself to a real…