#hip-hop

#hip-hop

Super7 has announced action figures of hip hop greats De La Soul. Their new ReAction Figures are inspired by the group's video for "Me Myself and I," with Posdnuos, Maseo, and the late Trugoy the Dove dressed as they appear in it, and each stand 3.75″ tall, with multiple points of articulation. Trugoy and Pos come with microphones, and Maeso comes with a record. Pre-order yours here, either individually or as a three-pack.

The newly added performances for 'Mary J. Blige: My Life, My Story The Las Vegas Residency' will take place August 28th through September 6th, along with another run from October 23rd through October 31st.

The hype person is a crucial character in hip-hop. The original MC has a job to do: entertain. When the MC needs assistance, the hype person steps in to crank the energy back up through the roof.

The 19-date tour will kick off on Thursday, September 24th in San Diego, hitting cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Toronto.

During their set, Hootie & the Blowfish brought out Public Enemy, transforming their performance into a medley that included Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth" and Public Enemy's "He Got Game." This collaboration highlighted the intersection of alt-rock and hip-hop, delivering a potent message.

Mamdani began rapping in high school, releasing socially conscious songs in his 20s on subjects ranging from Indian flatbread to colonialism. He has described himself as a C-list rapper following in the footsteps of his childhood heroes, including the indie-rap group Das Racist.

In that pre-pandemic era, one of my favorite duos was Nuk and Mo Money, who had the livewire hustlenomics on lock.

Originally released in June 2004, To the 5 Boroughs is the Beastie's tribute to their hometown, reflecting on the aftermath of the September 11th attacks. Debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, the album earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album. In addition to the Hot 100 hit "Ch-Check It Out," the LP contains the heartfelt "An Open Letter to NYC."

Yeat and EsDeeKid have dropped a new song together, 'Made It On Our Own.' The track arrives alongside a video, directed by Director X, that they filmed at Drake's Toronto mansion (although Drake himself does not appear).

A deeply sensitive, unverified allegation is circulating in Hip-Hop after an interview aired on Doggie Diamonds TV, where a Staten Island woman identifying herself as Tai claimed she is related to members of the Wu-Tang family circle and described what she says was a traumatic, long-suppressed situation. Host Doggie Diamonds opened the segment sounding shaken, telling viewers: "In my whole 19-year career, I'm baffled." He added, "I don't even know what to say."

The 25-year-old performer, born Janarious Mykel Wheeler, was involved in a single-vehicle accident Wednesday on Interstate 85 south in Hapeville, Hapeville Chief of Police Bruce Hedley told TMZ. Then, he called his manager asking for advice. He explained to her that the car was still drivable, so she told Wheeler to meet her in a nearby parking lot at a Hilton hotel, the report said.

Everything else other than rock, when rock 'n' roll splintered in the '60s, is the roll,

Less than one year after his unforgettable Super Bowl performance, Kendrick Lamar is spending his Sunday at the 2026 Grammys and the " Luther " rapper has a lot to celebrate. He started the night with four wins, making him the most decorated rapper in the show's history. "Hip-hop is gonna always be right here. We're gonna be in these suits, we're gonna be looking good, we're gonna be having our folks with us, we're gonna be having our culture with us," Lamar stated as he accepted his fourth Grammy of the night for Best Rap Album. "So I appreciate y'all."

Between our daily coverage, our Notable Releases and Indie Basement columns, and our monthly punk and rap roundups, we post tons of new music all the time here on BrooklynVegan. In an effort to keep track of all the new music we're excited about, we've been posting a new playlist each week with many of the songs we love that were (mostly) released that week.

2026 continues to get off to an exciting start musically, and this week gave us the first Arctic Monkeys song in four years plus album announcements from Courtney Barnett, James Blake, Snail Mail, and a handful of others. We talked about all that and more on today's episode of BV Weekly, on which we also talked about last week's A$AP Rocky album, Pitchfork's new user reviews, and more.

For all the conspicuously expensive samples, the breathless reporting about a $3 million record deal, the Vogue shoots, the white women muttering slurs, the Spike Lee movies, the guns, the kids, the feuds with superstars, and the overtures from a president, A$AP Rocky has always been best when stripped down to core principles. The invocations of Houston rap on "Purple Swag" are secondary to how deliberate and direct Rocky is; this was true of " Peso," of " Goldie," of everything that made him click.