Dizzy Wright started the year by securing the People's Choice pick for XXL 's annual freshman lineup but, as he tells Hive, despite seeing his profi...
It's been a big week so far for up-and-coming British dance duo Disclosure. They announced the title of their debut album Settle and today disclosed...
Roc Marciano enjoyed a sterling 2012, with the Long Island rapper's Reloaded emerging as the hip-hop connoisseur's album of the year. Now he's build...
Catch Joe Budden, DJ Premier, A$AP Ferg, Rich Boy, Troy Ave and Torae on "RapFix Live" on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com and live on MTV Jams. Be s...
Joe Budden surely loves hip-hop and hip-hop loves him, maybe that's why the Slaughterhouse lyricist flourished in his role on VH1's reality hit "Love...
Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire signed his major label deal with Universal Republic at SXSW 2012, where the Brooklyn rapper was a major presence, playing mo...
The music world lost a great earlier this week when 80-year-old jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd passed due to unspecified causes. Byrd's talented jazz chop...
By Tamara Palmer Naughty By Nature, Solange, Trinidad James, Araab Muzik, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Hit-Boy, and DJ Premier are among the artists exp...
Sure we could consider Vegas's lines, previous matchups, analysis by FootballOutsiders, Bill Barnwell, Peter King, or pray to Paul the Olympics Octopu...
Hive Five: Our Daily Listicle of Musical Musings All hail the modern mixtape! Freed from the pressure and commercial considerations that come with r...
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Mini-Moog Voyager. To honor the occasion, the audio scientists up at Moog HQ have crafted a limited run of...
What a blessing, that the 2012 BET Awards were pre-tapped. Lived in Atlanta on September 29, first word from people who were there was that back-stage...
The 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards kicked off with a performance from Wiz Khalifa , and a few words from host Mike Epps who took jabs at stars like Chris Br...
"I made that beat for 50 Cent 'cause the head A&R at G-Unit wanted production from me," says J57 , a producer and MC in the New York City-centered se...
Ice-T wants rap to be respected as an art form. As director of the documentary Something From Nothing: Art of Rap , Ice-T interviewed 52 rappers and...
"Portishead is my biggest band and I owe my career to them, but Portishead, in my eyes, can't move forward unless I do these other things." It's late ...
