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Happy Holiday Season, Hip-Hop Wired Nation! We’re back with a new and, ahem, fresh CRT FRSH playlist. This week, we open up with one of R&B’s most prolific vocalists paired with one of the best out of New Orleans, and much more. I want to explain how I approach curating the CRT FRSH playlist. Most importantly, I don’t segregate my Hip-Hop. Every form of music from the main cultural tree […]

Source: Reach Media / Radio One Jasmine Sanders and DL Hughley are back at it on The DL Hughley Show, serving up the latest “What’s Trending” with the kind of raw honesty and humor our community relies on.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson Jr. was released from a Chicago hospital after entering the facility to address complications related to his progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) diagnosis. With Jesse Jackson now at home with family, a statement released by his organization assures the civil rights leader’s supporters that his condition is stable. According to a press release from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Rev. Jesse Jackson was released from Northwestern Memorial Hospital […]

Sudowoodo “…You never thought that hip-hop would take it this far.” — “Juicy” (1994)The Notorious B.I.G. (1972 – 1997) It seems to be a notion that rap fans everywhere have often taken a minute to sit with ever since the late Christopher Wallace first spit such illustrious words on wax many, many moons ago. The lyrics are especially significant as we surpass hip-hop’s milestone 50th anniversary celebration that took over […]

Source: Prince Williams / Getty The latest episode of Real Time With Bill Maher became a viral sensation, due to a heated exchange between Maher and rapper Killer Mike concerning Haiti and American foreign policy, where Killer Mike’s points seemed to overwhelm the HBO host.

Source: Prince Williams / Getty Future’s Free Bandz artist, FBG Casino, has found himself in some deep trouble. According to reports, the rapper was recently taken in by the FBI and DEA after allegedly being caught with fentanyl. The feds are attempting to hit him with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute. Rico Deville Buice, also known as FBG Casino, was at his Airbnb in Forest Park, Georgia, when […]

Some people have a hard time letting things go. Back in March of this year, GRAMMY-winning singer Muni Long suffered some backlash after what some perceived to be shade to the highest degree served cold by none other than the ice queen herself, pop icon Mariah Carey. While the “Songbird Supreme” never actually did or said anything to badmouth her successor who happens to be a whole 20 years her […]

Source: Reach Media / Radio One Metro Boomin, the super-producer behind some of modern hip-hop’s biggest hits, recently sat down for an exclusive interview on Posted on the Corner with Incognito and DJ Misses, giving fans a rare look into his journey and creative mind. The conversation was packed with gems, touching on everything from his come-up in Atlanta to his advice for the next generation. Metro credits Atlanta’s vibrant […]

Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Torae, the Brooklyn-born rapper, radio personality, and cultural commentator has always been a multi hyphenate force in hip hop. Recently appointed co-chair of the Black Music Collective (BMC) of the Recording Academy along with poet/artist J. Ivy, he’s now in a position to elevate Black talent and advocate for creators nationwide. He chopped it up with fellow radio personality Jazmyn Summers about leadership, obstacles for artists, lyricism, personal […]