Funkmaster Flex

Celebrating the life and rhymes of Biggie Smalls

This week, we're celebrating the life of the late, great Christopher Wallace, aka the Notorious B.I.G., who died fifteen years ago this week. One of hip-hop's most important teachers, Biggie Smalls, as he was affectionately known, empowered corner boys everywhere to tell the story of their struggle ... More >>

5 genres we're forcibly killing right now

Take that, Chillwave.​As we continue to look back on 2010, we are struck by how new labels for increasingly slippery kinds of music all sound like they were written by high freshman lit majors. Many of these attempts are merely useless, but some are worse than that: they wind up justifying shi ... More >>

New Year's Guide 2008

Playing It Cool

When it comes to hip-hop career longevity, LL Cool J knows that size matters.

Bumming Around

DJ Chonz is bringing his Radio Bums concept to tape decks and computers near you.

Jammin'

Jam X was a turntablist before turntabling was cool.