The 2011 Rock the Bells Festival, sponsored by Boost Mobile and Blackberry, kicked off with a bang at the House of Blues this Tuesday night. Rock the Bells founder, Chang Weisberg, welcomed veterans and newbies to the stage to announce an airtight line up that rivals last year’s stellar offering. This year’s line-up boasts Lauryn Hill (Miseducation [...]

On New Years Day, RZA unveiled “Victory or Death,” a reinterpretation of Emanuel Leutze’s “Washington Crossing the Delaware.” The piece features RZA as George Washington with GZA and ODB by his side on that fateful day. There are also other hidden details that can be found in the painting. RZA collaborated with When Art Imitates [...]

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Photos by: Ace Knuckles At Rock the Bells in San Bernadino, it was a great day to be in California. Backdropped by a characteristically Californian 86-degree sun,  hip-hop enthusiasts were blessed with performances from some of Cali’s best: La Coka Nostra, Cypress Hill, Evidence, Alchemist, and Ice Cube.  They shared stages with Nas, Damien Marley, The [...]

Scion is having a contest to see who can be their hypeman, flying around the country, all-expense paid, and lounging with dudes like Premier and GZA. (Heard Scion’s Bun B show went off in ATL last night, too… What up Dana?) Can you play Rampage to Busta Rhymes? Tony Yayo to Fiddy? Remember Puffy just [...]

  The anti-American sentiment around the world is a lot like the anti-hip-hop sentiment in music: composed mostly of misunderstood generalizations. Like an American president, a president of hip-hop should be able to recognize this and act for the betterment of the culture and the spread of its authenticity. Murs’ platform for fixing home encompasses [...]